excuse vs line

excuse and line both are nouns.

excuse and line both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
excuse	Yes	No	Yes	No
line	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, line is a hypernym of excuse; that is, line is a word with a broader meaning than excuse:

excuse: a note explaining an absence
line: a short personal letter

Other hypernyms of excuse include billet, note, short letter.

excuse (noun)	line (noun)
a poor example	the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.	acting in conformity
a note explaining an absence	something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
	a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
	the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
	a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
	a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
	a telephone connection
	a particular kind of product or merchandise
	mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
	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

excuse (verb)	line (verb)
accept an excuse for	fill plentifully
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning	reinforce with fabric
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with	cover the interior of
serve as a reason or cause or justification of	make a mark or lines on a surface
grant exemption or release to	mark with lines
ask for permission to be released from an engagement	be in line with; form a line along

excuse vs line

excuse and line both are nouns.

excuse and line both are verbs.

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