Words that rhyme with punchline

n 1: a hose that carries air under pressure [syn: airline, air hose] 2: a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers [syn: airline, airline business, airway]

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]

adj 1: relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7; "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone" [syn: alkaline, alkalic] [ant: acidic, amphiprotic, amphoteric]

adj 1: curved down like an eagle's beak [syn: aquiline, hooked]

v 1: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) [syn: delegate, designate, depute, assign] 2: give out; "We were assigned new uniforms" [syn: assign, allot, portion] 3: attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" [syn: impute, ascribe, assign, attribute] 4: select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise" [syn: assign, specify, set apart] 5: attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story" [syn: put, assign] 6: make undue claims to having [syn: arrogate, assign] 7: transfer one's right to 8: decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class" [syn: assign, attribute]

n 1: an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared; "the established a baseline for the budget" 2: the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line [syn: service line, baseline] 3: the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases

n 1: the most direct route; "he made a beeline for the bathroom"

n 1: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock] 2: ancestry of a purebred animal [syn: pedigree, bloodline]

adj 1: of questionable or minimal quality; "borderline grades"; "marginal writing ability" [syn: borderline, marginal] n 1: a line that indicates a boundary [syn: boundary line, border, borderline, delimitation, mete]

n 1: a queue of people waiting for free food [syn: breadline, bread line]

n 1: water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater" [syn: seawater, saltwater, brine] [ant: fresh water, freshwater] 2: a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling v 1: soak in brine

n 1: American geneticist who succeeded in transferring a functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934) [syn: Cline, Martin Cline]

n 1: the outline of a coast

n 1: harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field 2: a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly" [syn: trust, corporate trust, combine, cartel] 3: an occurrence that results in things being united [syn: combining, combine] v 1: have or possess in combination; "she unites charm with a good business sense" [syn: unite, combine] 2: put or add together; "combine resources" [syn: compound, combine] 3: combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients" [syn: compound, combine] 4: add together from different sources; "combine resources" 5: join for a common purpose or in a common action; "These forces combined with others" 6: gather in a mass, sum, or whole [syn: aggregate, combine] 7: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" [syn: blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge]

v 1: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" [syn: restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle] 2: restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" [syn: limit, circumscribe, confine] 3: prevent from leaving or from being removed 4: close in; darkness enclosed him" [syn: enclose, hold in, confine] 5: deprive of freedom; take into confinement [syn: confine, detain] [ant: free, liberate, loose, release, unloose, unloosen] 6: to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" [syn: restrain, confine, hold]

v 1: commit forever; commit irrevocably 2: give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage" [syn: consign, charge] 3: send to an address

adj 1: consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals; "granite is crystalline" [ant: noncrystalline] 2: distinctly or sharply outlined; "crystalline sharpness of outline"- John Buchan 3: transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent crystal" [syn: crystalline, crystal clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent]

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]

n 1: the point in time at which something must be completed

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"

v 1: determine the essential quality of [syn: specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate] 2: give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'" 3: determine the nature of; "What defines a good wine?" 4: show the form or outline of; "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object" [syn: define, delineate] 5: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" [syn: specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit]

n 1: the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan); "he contributed to the design of a new instrument" [syn: design, designing] 2: an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests" [syn: design, plan] 3: something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt" [syn: blueprint, design, pattern] 4: a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors" [syn: design, pattern, figure] 5: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" [syn: purpose, intent, intention, aim, design] 6: a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something; "the design of a building" 7: the creation of something in the mind [syn: invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design] v 1: make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack" [syn: plan, project, contrive, design] 2: plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect; "This room is not designed for work" 3: create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner; "Chanel designed the famous suit" 4: make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum" [syn: design, plan] 5: create designs; "Dupont designs for the house of Chanel" 6: conceive or fashion in the mind; invent; "She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day" 7: intend or have as a purpose; "She designed to go far in the world of business"

v 1: have supper; eat dinner; "We often dine with friends in this restaurant" 2: give dinner to; host for dinner; "I'm wining and dining my friends"

v 1: make unwilling [syn: indispose, disincline] [ant: dispose, incline]

adj 1: emanating from God; "divine judgment"; "divine guidance"; "everything is black or white...satanic or godly"-Saturday Review [syn: divine, godly] 2: resulting from divine providence; "providential care"; "a providential visitation" [syn: providential, divine] 3: being or having the nature of a god; "the custom of killing the divine king upon any serious failure of his...powers"-J.G.Frazier; "the divine will"; "the divine capacity for love"; "'Tis wise to learn; 'tis God-like to create"-J.G.Saxe [syn: divine, godlike] 4: devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity; "divine worship"; "divine liturgy" 5: appropriate to or befitting a god; "the divine strength of Achilles"; "a man of godlike sagacity"; "man must play God for he has acquired certain godlike powers"-R.H.Roveref [syn: divine, godlike] 6: being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods; "her pies were simply divine"; "the divine Shakespeare"; "an elysian meal"; "an inspired performance" [syn: divine, elysian, inspired] n 1: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah] 2: a clergyman or other person in religious orders [syn: cleric, churchman, divine, ecclesiastic] v 1: perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers 2: search by divining, as if with a rod; "He claimed he could divine underground water"

v 1: enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral" [syn: enshrine, shrine] 2: hold sacred [syn: enshrine, saint]

v 1: tie or link together [syn: knit, entwine] 2: spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" [syn: intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace] [ant: untwine]

adj 1: of or relating to cats; "feline fur" n 1: any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws [syn: feline, felid]

adv 1: an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence [syn: very well, fine, alright, all right, OK] 2: in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body" [syn: finely, fine, delicately, exquisitely] adj 1: being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all- right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine" [syn: all right, fine, o.k., ok, okay, hunky-dory] 2: minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; "a fine distinction" 3: thin in thickness or diameter; "a fine film of oil"; "fine hairs"; "read the fine print" 4: characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment; "fine wine"; "looking fine in her Easter suit"; "a fine gentleman"; "fine china and crystal"; "a fine violinist"; "the fine hand of a master" 5: of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust" [ant: coarse, harsh] 6: free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine" n 1: money extracted as a penalty [syn: fine, mulct, amercement] v 1: issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty; "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!" [syn: ticket, fine]

n 1: a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters 2: a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action; "the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam" [syn: road map, guideline] 3: a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior [syn: guidepost, guideline, rule of thumb]

n 1: a very thin line 2: the natural margin formed by hair on the head

n 1: the heading or caption of a newspaper article [syn: headline, newspaper headline] v 1: publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline 2: provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline

n 1: the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat

adj 1: resembling glass in transparency or translucency; "the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline"-Sacheverell Sitwell [syn: hyaline, hyaloid] n 1: a glassy translucent substance that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions [syn: hyaline, hyalin]

n 1: an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" [syn: slope, incline, side] 2: an inclined surface connecting two levels [syn: ramp, incline] v 1: have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" [syn: tend, be given, lean, incline, run] 2: bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well; "He inclined his ear to the wise old man" 3: lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow; "She inclined her head to the student" 4: be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" [syn: slope, incline, pitch] 5: feel favorably disposed or willing; "She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs" 6: make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them" [syn: dispose, incline] [ant: disincline, indispose]

n 1: a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live [syn: line of life, life line, lifeline] 2: support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection); "the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin"; "she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief" 3: line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver 4: line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning

n 1: a formation of people or things one beside another; "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line for the curtain call" 2: a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart" 3: a formation of people or things one behind another; "the line stretched clear around the corner"; "you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter" 4: a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point 5: text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza" 6: a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum 7: a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy's line" 8: a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning" [syn: argumentation, logical argument, argument, line of reasoning, line] 9: a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power [syn: cable, line, transmission line] 10: a connected series of events or actions or developments; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available" [syn: course, line] 11: a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent 12: a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" [syn: wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line] 13: a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport" [syn: pipeline, line] 14: the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed [syn: line, railway line, rail line] 15: a telephone connection [syn: telephone line, phone line, telephone circuit, subscriber line, line] 16: acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line" 17: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock] 18: something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line" 19: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" [syn: occupation, business, job, line of work, line] 20: in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area 21: (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms" [syn: channel, communication channel, line] 22: a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes" [syn: line, product line, line of products, line of merchandise, business line, line of business] 23: a commercial organization serving as a common carrier 24: space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising [syn: agate line, line] 25: the maximum credit that a customer is allowed [syn: credit line, line of credit, bank line, line, personal credit line, personal line of credit] 26: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" [syn: tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase] 27: persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress; "`let me show you my etchings' is a rather worn line"; "he has a smooth line but I didn't fall for it"; "that salesman must have practiced his fast line of talk" 28: a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there" [syn: note, short letter, line, billet] 29: a conceptual separation or distinction; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity" [syn: line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast] 30: mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it [syn: production line, assembly line, line] v 1: be in line with; form a line along; "trees line the riverbank" [syn: line, run along] 2: cover the interior of; "line the gloves"; "line a chimney" 3: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" [syn: trace, draw, line, describe, delineate] 4: mark with lines; "sorrow had lined his face" 5: fill plentifully; "line one's pockets" 6: reinforce with fabric; "lined books are more enduring"

v 1: inject into the vein; "She is mainlining heroin"

adj 1: evil or harmful in nature or influence; "prompted by malign motives"; "believed in witches and malign spirits"; "gave him a malign look"; "a malign lesion" [ant: benign, benignant] 2: having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force" [syn: malefic, malevolent, malign, evil] v 1: speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband everywhere" [syn: badmouth, malign, traduce, drag through the mud]

adj 1: containing crystals that are visible only under a microscope

n 1: the median plane of the body (or some part of the body) [syn: midplane, midline]

n 1: excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted 2: explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel v 1: get from the earth by excavation; "mine ores and metals" 2: lay mines; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"

v 1: align imperfectly or badly; "the elements of the turbine were misaligned"

n 1: a geological formation in which all strata are inclined in the same direction

n 1: the line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck

adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten [syn: nine, 9, ix] n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one [syn: nine, 9, IX, niner, Nina from Carolina, ennead] 2: a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; "each club played six home games with teams in its own division" [syn: baseball club, ball club, club, nine] 3: one of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face [syn: nine-spot, nine]

v 1: express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation; "John spoke up at the meeting" [syn: opine, speak up, speak out, animadvert, sound off] 2: expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up" [syn: think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess]

n 1: the line that appears to bound an object [syn: outline, lineation] 2: a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory [syn: outline, synopsis, abstract, precis] 3: a schematic or preliminary plan [syn: outline, schema, scheme] v 1: describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas" [syn: sketch, outline, adumbrate] 2: draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech" [syn: draft, outline] 3: trace the shape of [syn: delineate, limn, outline]

n 1: a coniferous tree [syn: pine, pine tree, true pine] 2: straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus v 1: have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" [syn: ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish]

n 1: gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth" [syn: grapevine, pipeline, word of mouth] 2: a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport" [syn: pipeline, line]

adj 1: composed of aggregates of crystals; "polycrystalline metals"

v 1: align anew or better; "The surgeon realigned my jaw after the accident" [syn: realign, realine]

v 1: move the upper body backwards and down [syn: lean back, recline] 2: cause to recline; "She reclined her head on the pillow" 3: lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch" [syn: recumb, repose, recline]

v 1: provide with a new lining; "the old fur coat must be relined" 2: put new lines on; "reline the paper"

adj 1: containing salt; "a saline substance "; "salty tears" n 1: an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water [syn: saline solution, saline]

n 1: the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light [syn: radiance, radiancy, shine, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency] v 1: be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully --the wet road reflects" [syn: reflect, shine] 2: emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" [syn: shine, beam] 3: be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine] 4: be distinguished or eminent; "His talent shines" 5: be clear and obvious; "A shining example" 6: have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" [syn: glow, beam, radiate, shine] 7: throw or flash the light of (a lamp); "Shine the light on that window, please" 8: touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears" [syn: fall, shine, strike] 9: experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness" [syn: glow, beam, radiate, shine] 10: make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes" [syn: polish, smooth, smoothen, shine]

n 1: a boundary line between land and water

adj 1: resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy; "the high priest's divinatory pronouncement"; "mantic powers"; "a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions" [syn: divinatory, mantic, sibylline, sibyllic, vatic, vatical] 2: having a secret or hidden meaning; "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther [syn: cabalistic, kabbalistic, qabalistic, cryptic, cryptical, sibylline]

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"

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]

v 1: contour economically or efficiently

n 1: line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes [syn: timber line, timberline, tree line]

n 1: either of the sidelines in soccer or rugby

n 1: (nautical) a rope used in towing [syn: towline, towrope, towing line, towing rope]

n 1: the track on which trams or streetcars run [syn: tramline, tramway, streetcar track]

n 1: a lightweight cord [syn: string, twine] v 1: spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" [syn: intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace] [ant: untwine] 2: arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child" [syn: wind, wrap, roll, twine] [ant: unroll, unwind, wind off] 3: make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope" 4: form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" [syn: twist, twine, distort] [ant: untwist]

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]

n 1: the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips [syn: waist, waistline]

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]

n 1: a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way [syn: whimper, whine] v 1: move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us" 2: talk in a tearful manner [syn: snivel, whine] 3: make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise" [syn: whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak] 4: complain whiningly [syn: whine, grizzle, yammer, yawp]

n 1: fermented juice (of grapes especially) [syn: wine, vino] 2: a red as dark as red wine [syn: wine, wine-colored, wine-coloured] v 1: drink wine 2: treat to wine; "Our relatives in Italy wined and dined us for a week"

n 1: United States parapsychologist (1895-1980) [syn: Rhine, J. B. Rhine, Joseph Banks Rhine] 2: a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea [syn: Rhine, Rhine River, Rhein]

n 1: a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River

adj 1: relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines

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]

v 1: discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood

adj 1: firm and uncompromising; "a hard-line policy" [syn: hard-line, hardline]

n 1: United States writer of science fiction (1907-1988) [syn: Heinlein, Robert A. Heinlein, Robert Anson Heinlein]

adj 1: of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England [syn: Caroline, Carolean]

n 1: the plot of a book or play or film [syn: storyline, plot line]

n 1: the line formed by measuring the hip at its greatest part 2: the line formed by the lower edge of hip-length garment

adj 1: growing on or living among rocks [syn: saxicolous, saxatile, saxicoline]

n 1: a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits; "a land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave" [syn: land line, landline]

adj 1: on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system; "on-line industries" [syn: on-line, online] [ant: off-line] 2: connected to a computer network or accessible by computer; "an on-line database" [syn: on-line, online] [ant: off- line] 3: being in progress now; "on-line editorial projects" [syn: on-line(a), online]