Meaning

14 senses
  1. Someone who fits a lining to something.

    a liner of shoes

  2. A removable cover or lining.

    I threw out the trash can liner.

  3. The pamphlet supplied in the box with an audiovisual tape or disc, etc.

    liner notes

  4. A lining within the cylinder of a steam engine, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket.

  5. A similar lining for cylinders of internal-combustion engines (see "Further reading").

  6. A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are fastened for grinding.

  7. A formal no-show sock.

  8. A pantyliner.

  9. A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean liner.

    ла́йнерlájner

    a large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule)

  10. A ship of the line.

  11. A line drive.

    The liner glanced off the pitcher's foot.

    ре́йсовый парохо́дréjsovyj paroxód

  12. (slang)A basic salesperson.

Examples

20 sentences
  1. They went on board a liner.

    deSie gingen an Bord eines Linienschiffes.

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  2. This problem is a one-liner.

    ruЭта задача решается в одну строчку.

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  3. A luxury liner arrived in the harbor.

    ruВ порт прибыл роскошный лайнер.

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  4. Tom's a master of the one-liner.

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  5. Tom is a man of one-liners.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
large passenger carrying ship — see also ocean liner:
military, navy: ship of the line — see also ship of the line:

Origin

From line (noun) + -er (relational suffix) or -er (measurement suffix) (sense 5).

From line (noun) + -er (relational suffix) or -er (measurement suffix) (sense 5).

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Forms

plural: liners
Singularliner
Pluralliners

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter:line drive
  • a large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule):ocean liner
  • a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment:lining
  • a protective covering that protects an inside surface:lining

Word family

39 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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