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line vs connection

connection vs line

line and connection both are nouns.

line is a verb but connection is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
line Yes No Yes No
connection Yes No No No
As nouns, connection is a hypernym of line; that is, connection is a word with a broader meaning than line:
  • line: a telephone connection
  • connection: an instrumentality that connects
Other hypernyms of line include connecter, connective, connector, connexion.
line (noun) connection (noun)
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
acting in conformity shifting from one form of transportation to another
something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible an instrumentality that connects
a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed a supplier (especially of narcotics)
a commercial organization serving as a common carrier (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
a pipe used to transport liquids or gases a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
a telephone connection a connecting shape
a particular kind of product or merchandise the state of being connected
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
line (verb) connection (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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