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carrier vs line

line vs carrier

carrier and line both are nouns.

carrier is not a verb while line is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
carrier Yes No No No
line Yes No Yes No
As nouns, line is a hyponym of carrier; that is, line is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than carrier:
  • carrier: a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
  • line: a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
carrier (noun) line (noun)
(genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings acting in conformity
a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
(medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
a boy who delivers newspapers a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
a man who delivers the mail a telephone connection
someone whose employment involves carrying something a particular kind of product or merchandise
a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction a conceptual separation or distinction
a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
a mark that is long relative to its width
text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
a short personal letter
(often plural) a means of communication or access
persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
the hereditary derivation of an individual
a formation of people or things one behind another
a connected series of events or actions or developments
a formation of people or things one beside another
a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
carrier (verb) line (verb)
fill plentifully
reinforce with fabric
cover the interior of
make a mark or lines on a surface
mark with lines
be in line with; form a line along
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