Norwegian Definition–adjective | 1. | of or pertaining to Norway, its inhabitants, or their language. |
–noun | 2. | a native or inhabitant of Norway. |
| 3. | the language of Norway, a Germanic language spoken in two different dialects known as Bokmål and Nynorsk. Abbreviation: Norw |
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Cruise Definition–verb (used without object) | 1. | to sail about on a pleasure trip. |
| 2. | to sail about, as a warship patrolling a body of water. |
| 3. | to travel about without a particular purpose or destination. |
| 4. | to fly, drive, or sail at a constant speed that permits maximum operating efficiency for sustained travel. |
| 5. | to travel at a moderately fast, easily controllable speed: cruising along the highway enjoying the scenery. |
| 6. | to travel about slowly, looking for customers or for something demanding attention: Taxis and police cars cruise in the downtown area. |
| 7. | to go or travel (often fol. by over): Let's cruise over to my house after the concert. |
| 8. | Informal. to go about on the streets or in public areas in search of a sexual partner. |
–verb (used with object) | 9. | to cruise in (a specified area): patrol cars cruising the neighborhood; to cruise the Caribbean. |
| 10. | Informal. | a. | to move slowly through or visit (a street, park, bar, etc.) in search of a sexual partner. |
| b. | to make sexual overtures to; attempt to arouse the sexual interest of. |
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| 11. | to inspect (a tract of forest) for the purpose of estimating lumber potential.
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| 13. | a pleasure voyage on a ship, usually with stops at various ports. |
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Line Definition–noun | 1. | a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page. |
| 2. | Mathematics. a continuous extent of length, straight or curved, without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point. |
| 3. | something arranged along a line, esp. a straight line; a row or series: a line of trees. |
| 4. | a number of persons standing one behind the other and waiting their turns at or for something; queue. |
| 5. | something resembling a traced line, as a band of color, a seam, or a furrow: lines of stratification in rock. |
| 6. | a furrow or wrinkle on the face, neck, etc.: lines around the eyes. |
| 7. | an indication of demarcation; boundary; limit: the county line; a fine line between right and wrong. |
| 8. | a row of written or printed letters, words, etc.: a page of 30 lines. |
| 9. | a verse of poetry: A line in iambic pentameter contains five feet. |
| 10. | Usually, lines. the words of an actor's part in a drama, musical comedy, etc.: to rehearse one's lines. |
| 11. | a short written message: Drop me a line when you're on vacation. |
| 12. | a system of public conveyances, as buses or trains, plying regularly over a fixed route: the northbound line at State Street. |
| 13. | a transportation or conveyance company: a steamship line. |
| 14. | a course of direction; route: the line of march down Main Street. |
| 15. | a course of action, procedure, thought, policy, etc.: That newspaper follows the communist line. |
| 16. | a piece of pertinent or useful information (usually fol. by on): I've got a line on a good used car. |
| 17. | a series of generations of persons, animals, or plants descended from a common ancestor: a
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| 18. | a department of activity; occupation or business: What line are you in? |
| 19. | Informal. a mode of conversation, esp. one that is glib or exaggerated in order to impress or influence another person: He really handed her a line about his rich relatives. |
| 20. | a straight line drawn from an observed object to the fovea of the eye. |
| 21. | lines, | a. | the outer form or proportions of a ship, building, etc.: a ship of fine lines. |
| b. | a general form, as of an event or something that is made, which may be the basis of comparison, imitation, etc.: two books written along the same lines. |
| c. | a person's lot or portion: to endure the hard lines of poverty. |
| d. | Chiefly British. a certificate of marriage. |
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| 22. | a circle of the terrestrial or celestial sphere: the equinoctial line. |
| 24. | Fine Arts. | a. | a mark made by a pencil, brush, or the like, that defines the contour of a shape, forms hatching, etc. |
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| 25. | Television. one scanning line. |
| 26. | Telecommunications. | a. | a telephone connection: Please hold the line. |
| b. | a wire circuit connecting two or more pieces of electric apparatus, esp. the wire or wires connecting points or stations in a telegraph or telephone system, or the system itself. |
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| 27. | the line, Geography. the equator. |
| 28. | a stock of commercial goods of the same general class but having a range of styles, sizes, prices, or quality: the company's line of shoes. |
| 30. | Law. a limit defining one estate from another; the outline or boundary of a piece of real estate. |
| 31. | Bridge. a line on a score sheet that separates points scored toward game (below the line) from points scored by setting a contract, having honors, etc. (above the line). |
| 32. | Music. any of the straight, horizontal, parallel strokes of the staff, or one placed above or below the staff. |
| 33. | Military. | a. | a defensive position or front. |
| b. | a series of fortifications: the Maginot line. |
| c. | Usually, lines. a distribution of troops, sentries, etc., for the defense of a position or for an attack: behind the enemy's lines. |
| d. | the body of personnel constituting the combatant forces of an army, as distinguished from the supply services and staff corps. |
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| 34. | an arrangement of troops of an army or of ships of a fleet as drawn up for battle: line of battle. |
| 35. | a body or formation of troops or ships drawn up abreast (distinguished from column). |
| 36. | the class of officers serving with combatant units or warships. |
| 37. | the regular forces of an army or navy. |
| 38. | that part of an administrative organization consisting of persons actively engaged on a given project. Compare staff1 (def. 4). |
| 39. | a thread, string, cord, rope, or the like. |
| 40. | a clothesline: the wash hanging on the line. |
| 41. | a cord, wire, or the like, used for measuring or as a guide. |
| 42. | Nautical. | a. | a pipe or hose: a steam line. |
| b. | a rope or cable used at sea. |
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| 43. | Slang. a small quantity of cocaine arranged in the form of a slender thread or line, as for sniffing. |
| 44. | Also, ligne. a unit, 1/40 inch (0.635 millimeter), for measuring the diameter of buttons. |
| 45. | Angling. a length of nylon, silk, linen, cord, or the like, to which are attached the leader, hook, sinker, float, etc. |
| 46. | Football. | a. | either of the two front rows of opposing players lined up opposite each other on the line of scrimmage: a four-man line. |
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| 47. | the betting odds established by bookmakers for events not covered by pari-mutuel betting, esp. sporting events, as football or basketball. |
| 48. | Ice Hockey. the two wings and center who make up a team's offensive unit. |
| 49. | Fencing. any of the four divisions of the portion of a fencer's body on which a touch can be scored, taken as an area of attack or defense. |
| 50. | Textiles. the longer and preferred flax or hemp fibers. Compare tow2 (def. 2). |
| 51. | Fox Hunting. the trail of scent left by a fox. |
| 52. | a unit of length equivalent to 1/12 inch (2.12 millimeters). |
| 53. | Insurance. | a. | a class or type of insurance: casualty line. |
| b. | the amount of insurance written for a particular risk. |
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| 54. | Australian Slang. a girl or woman. |
–verb (used without object) | 55. | to take a position in a line; range (often fol. by up): to line up before the start of a parade. |
–verb (used with object) | 57. | to bring into a line, or into line with others (often fol. by up): to line up troops. |
| 58. | to mark with a line or lines: to line paper for writing. |
| 59. | to sketch verbally or in writing; outline (often fol. by out): We followed the plan he had lined out. |
| 60. | to arrange a line along: to line a coast with colonies. |
| 61. | to form a line along: Rocks lined the drive. |
| 62. | to apply liner to (the eyes). |
| 63. | to delineate with or as if with lines; draw: to line the silhouette of a person's head. |
| 64. | Archaic. to measure or test with a line. |
—Verb phrases| 65. | line out, | a. | Baseball. to be put out by hitting a line drive caught on the fly by a player of the opposing team. |
| b. | to execute or perform: He lined out a few songs upon request. |
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| 66. | line up, to secure; make available: to line up support; to line up a speaker for the banquet. |
—Idioms| 67. | bring, come, or get into line, | a. | to become or cause to become straight, as in a row: The members of the marching band
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| b. | to conform or cause to conform or agree: They were persuaded to come into line with the party's policy. |
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| 68. | down the line, | a. | in all ways; thoroughly; fully: It's a fine house right down the line—well-built, roomy, attractive. |
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| 69. | draw the line, to impose a restriction; limit: They might exaggerate but would draw the line at outright lying. |
| 70. | go up in one's lines, Theater. to forget one's part during a performance. Also, British, go up on one's lines. |
| 71. | hold the line, to maintain the status quo, esp. in order to forestall unfavorable developments: We're trying to hold the line on prices. |
| 72. | in line, | a. | in alignment; straight. |
| b. | in conformity or agreement. |
| c. | in control (of one's conduct): to keep one's temper in line. |
| e. | waiting one behind the other in a queue: There were eight people in line at the teller's window. |
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| 73. | in line with, in agreement or conformity with: The action taken was in line with her decision. |
| 74. | in the line of duty, in the execution of the duties belonging to some occupation, esp. with regard to the responsibility for life and death: a policeman wounded in the line of duty. Also, in line of duty. |
| 75. | lay it on the line, Informal.
| b. | to give the required information; speak directly or frankly: I'm going to stop being polite and lay it on the line. |
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| 76. | off line, | a. | occurring or functioning away from an assembly line, work process, etc. |
| b. | not in operation; not functioning. |
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| 77. | on a line, Baseball. (of a batted or thrown ball) through the air in an approximately straight line from the point of impact or delivery: hit on a line between third and short; thrown in on a line from the center fielder. |
| 78. | on line, | a. | on or part of an assembly line: Production will be improved when the new welding equipment is on line. |
| b. | in or into operation: The manufacturing facilities will be on line before November. |
| c. | Computers. actively linked to a computer: The printer is not yet on line. |
| d. | Chiefly New York City. line1 (def. 72e). |
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| 79. | on the line, Informal. | a. | being risked or put in jeopardy; in a vulnerable position: Our prestige and honor are on the line. |
| b. | immediately; readily: paid cash on the line. |
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| 80. | out of line, | a. | not in a straight line. |
| b. | in disagreement with what is accepted or practiced. |
| c. | Informal. impertinent; presumptuous: That last remark was out of line. |
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| 81. | read between the lines, to understand the unexpressed but implied meaning of something said or written: Her letter sounded cheerful enough, but I read a certain sadness between the lines. |
| 82. | toe the line or mark, | a. | to conform strictly to a rule, command, etc. |
| b. | to shoulder responsibilities; do one's duty: He tried hard to toe the line on the new job. |
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