line

line
I (ancestry) noun arrangement, avenue, beat, birth, blood, bloodline, channel, communication, course, derivation, descent, direction, dispatch, drift, epistle, family, stock, genealogy, heredity, idea, lane, letter, lineage, method, missive, nature, note, origin, parentage, path, progeny, race, railroad, road, route, scheme, sort, succession, system, tendency, track, trail, transportation, way associated concepts: descendant, direct line, maternal line, paternal line II (business) noun activity, airline, avocation, bus line, calling, career, chain, employment, livelihood, merchandise, occupation, profession, pursuit, specialization, specialty, stock in trade, undertaking, vocation, work III index ancestry, birth (lineage), blood, bloodline, business (occupation), calling, career, chain (series), derivation, descent (lineage), direction (course), employment, family (common ancestry), lineage, merchandise, occupation (vocation), origin (ancestry), parentage, policy (plan of action), polity, post, posterity, progeny, pursuit (occupation), race, range, stock in trade, trade (occupation), work (employment)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


line
The proportion of a risk or class of risks accepted by an insurer. Also used to refer to the monetary value which an insurer has fixed as his maximum exposure for any one risk.

Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. . 2010.

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  • Line — Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A linen… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Line — or lines may refer to: * Line (geometry), an infinitely extending one dimensional figure that has no curvature * a length of rope, cable or chain when put to use (such as a clothesline, anchor line) * a line or queue of people waiting in a queue… …   Wikipedia

  • Line 2 — or 2 Line can refer to: Contents 1 Public transport 1.1 Asia 1.2 Europe 1.3 Americas 2 Politic …   Wikipedia

  • Line — (l[imac]n), v. t. 1. To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines; as, to line a copy book. [1913 Webster] He had a healthy color in his cheeks, and his face, though lined, bore few traces of anxiety. Dickens. [1913 Webster] 2. To represent… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Line 6 — and similar can refer to the following: Route 6 (Baltimore), a bus route Line 6, Beijing Subway, a subway line in Beijing, China 6 (New York City Subway service) Mexico City Metro Line 6 Line 6 (Madrid Metro) Seoul Subway Line 6 Line 6, Shanghai… …   Wikipedia

  • line up — {v. phr.} 1. To take places in a line or formation; stand side by side or one behind another; form a line or pattern. * /The boys lined up and took turns diving off the springboard./ * /The football team lined up in a T formation./ 2. To put in… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • line up — {v. phr.} 1. To take places in a line or formation; stand side by side or one behind another; form a line or pattern. * /The boys lined up and took turns diving off the springboard./ * /The football team lined up in a T formation./ 2. To put in… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Line — Line, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lined} (l[imac]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lining}.] [See {Line} flax.] 1. To cover the inner surface of; as, to line a cloak with silk or fur; to line a box with paper or tin. [1913 Webster] The inside lined with rich… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Line-up — Lineup Line up (l[imac]n [u^]p), n. 1. The members of a team who are scheduled to play a game. [PJC] 2. Specifically: The formation of football players before the start or a restart of play. [PJC] 3. Specifically: (baseball) a list of batters in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Line up — (or line up) may refer to * a queue of waiting people * a police lineup (or identity parade) of suspects * the roster of a sports team at a given time ** batting order in baseball ** the starting position in polocrosse * the members of a music… …   Wikipedia

  • Line — (l[imac]n), n. [OE. lin. See {Linen}.] 1. Flax; linen. [Obs.] Garments made of line. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. The longer and finer fiber of flax. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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