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line vs carrier

carrier vs line

line and carrier both are nouns.

line is a verb but carrier is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
line Yes No Yes No
carrier Yes No No No
As nouns, carrier is a hypernym of line; that is, carrier is a word with a broader meaning than line:
  • line: a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
  • carrier: a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
Other hypernyms of line include common carrier.
line (noun) carrier (noun)
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money (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
acting in conformity a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like
a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something
the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
a commercial organization serving as a common carrier (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
a pipe used to transport liquids or gases a boy who delivers newspapers
a telephone connection a man who delivers the mail
a particular kind of product or merchandise someone whose employment involves carrying something
mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal
a conceptual separation or distinction 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 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
line (verb) carrier (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
Difference between line and carrier

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