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align
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v 1: place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or
straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets
of paper on the table" [syn: align, aline, line up,
adjust] [ant: skew]
2: be or come into adjustment with
3: align oneself with a group or a way of thinking [syn:
align, array]
4: bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable
coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car";
"ordinate similar parts" [syn: align, ordinate,
coordinate]
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dateline
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n 1: an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following
(approximately) the 180th meridian [syn: dateline, date
line, International Date Line]
2: a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and
place of origin of the news dispatch
v 1: mark with a date and place; "dateline a newspaper article"
[syn: dateline, datemark, date-mark]
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decline
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n 1: change toward something smaller or lower [syn: decline,
diminution]
2: a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual
falling off from a better state [syn: decline,
declination] [ant: improvement, melioration]
3: a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current [syn:
decay, decline]
4: a downward slope or bend [syn: descent, declivity,
fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope]
[ant: acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise,
upgrade]
v 1: grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened" [syn:
worsen, decline] [ant: ameliorate, better,
improve, meliorate]
2: refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" [syn:
refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline] [ant:
accept, have, take]
3: show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on
a hike" [syn: refuse, decline] [ant: accept, consent,
go for]
4: grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned" [syn:
decline, go down, wane]
5: go down; "The roof declines here"
6: go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices
slumped" [syn: decline, slump, correct]
7: inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages,
speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
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sideline
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n 1: a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
[syn: sideline, out of bounds]
2: an auxiliary line of merchandise
3: an auxiliary activity [syn: avocation, by-line, hobby,
pursuit, sideline, spare-time activity]
v 1: remove from the center of activity or attention; place into
an inferior position; "The outspoken cabinet member was
sidelined by the President"
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skyline
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n 1: the outline of objects seen against the sky
2: the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet [syn:
horizon, apparent horizon, visible horizon, sensible
horizon, skyline]
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streamline
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v 1: contour economically or efficiently
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timberline
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n 1: line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or
northern latitudes [syn: timber line, timberline, tree
line]
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touchline
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n 1: either of the sidelines in soccer or rugby
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towline
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n 1: (nautical) a rope used in towing [syn: towline,
towrope, towing line, towing rope]
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tramline
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n 1: the track on which trams or streetcars run [syn:
tramline, tramway, streetcar track]
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underline
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n 1: a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
[syn: underscore, underline]
v 1: give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture
emphasized her words" [syn: underscore, underline,
emphasize, emphasise]
2: draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to [syn:
underline, underscore]
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waistline
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n 1: the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips [syn:
waist, waistline]
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waterline
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n 1: a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the
vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull
of a ship [syn: waterline, water line, water level]
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aline
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v 1: place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or
straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets
of paper on the table" [syn: align, aline, line up,
adjust] [ant: skew]
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moline
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n 1: a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River
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pauline
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adj 1: relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
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opaline
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adj 1: having a play of lustrous rainbow colors; "an iridescent
oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking
like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline)
luster" [syn: iridescent, nacreous, opalescent,
opaline, pearlescent]
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redline
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v 1: discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas
of a neighborhood
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hardline
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adj 1: firm and uncompromising; "a hard-line policy" [syn:
hard-line, hardline]
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dragline
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syncline
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thermocline
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adeline
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catchline
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catiline
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byline
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frontline
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slimline
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ghibelline
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reguline
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