Case and Line

Case

Case noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.

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Line and case are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Line" instead a noun "Case".

Nearby Words: cased, casing, casework

Line noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.

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Case and line are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Case" instead the word "Line" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: lined, linear, lineup, lineage, lineal

good	good case	good line
best	best case	best line
particular	particular case	particular line
similar	similar case	similar line
Other adjectives: specific, original, actual, entire, real, massive, big, bad, infamous, main, famous, major, final, classic, next, last, different, literal.

time	case time	line time
times	case times	line times

One severed limb is appalling; four severed limbs is hilarious (the second line in this case probably falls at three).

Source: Crosses The Line Twice / Live-Action Films
Hayate the Combat Butler OAV, both Klaus and Tama (not a line in Tama's case) get these, which are then lampshaded by the narrator stating 'end of screentime'.

Source: Mandatory Line
In this case the next line ("I would swim out to save you in your sea of broken dreams") makes it clear that it's metaphorical.

Source: Romantic Hyperbole

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