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Synonyms for Line (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface):
crease, crinkle, furrow, seam, wrinkle

WordNet sense 2 (space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising):
agate line

WordNet sense 3 (the maximum credit that a customer is allowed):
credit line, bank line, line of credit, personal credit line, personal line of credit

WordNet sense 4 (a connected series of events or actions or developments):
course

WordNet sense 5 (the descendants of one individual):
ancestry, bloodline, blood, descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stock, stemma, lineage, line of descent

WordNet sense 6 (a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence):
air, melody, strain, tune, melodic line, melodic phrase

WordNet sense 7 (a short personal letter):
billet, note, short letter

WordNet sense 8 ((often plural) a means of communication or access):
channel, communication channel

WordNet sense 9 (the methodical process of logical reasoning):
argumentation, line of reasoning, logical argument

WordNet sense 10 (a conceptual separation or distinction):
contrast, demarcation, contrast, dividing line

WordNet sense 11 (a telephone connection):
telephone line, phone line, subscriber line, telephone circuit

WordNet sense 12 (mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it):
production line, assembly line

WordNet sense 13 (a pipe used to transport liquids or gases):
pipeline

WordNet sense 14 (a particular kind of product or merchandise):
business line, line of merchandise, line of products, product line, line of business

WordNet sense 15 (the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed):
rail line, railway line

WordNet sense 16 (a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power):
cable, transmission line

WordNet sense 17 (be in line with; form a line along):
run along

WordNet sense 18 (make a mark or lines on a surface):
delineate, describe, draw, trace

WordNet sense 19 (the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money):
business, job, occupation, job, line of work


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