Function
Line
Line noun - The activity by which one regularly makes a living.
Usage example: my line of business is “pre-owned” vehicles, and have I got a deal for you!
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old function | old line |
| full | full function | full line |
| exact | exact function | exact line |
| particular | particular function | particular line |
| Other adjectives: similar, specific, certain, original, simple, actual, entire, real, hard, little, quick, main, major, royal, official, alternate, different, defensive. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Divorced from its function and seen purely as a piece of art, its structure of line and colour is curiously counterpointed by the redundant vestiges of its function.
Source: Mistaken for Exhibit -
The Magic Comes Back: All it needed to function again was to add one line: the Chasm.
Source: Literature / Elantris -
Meryl's line about Johnny not being a "team player" after it is explained that the nanomachines help the team function as one is foreshadowing to the fact that he doesn't have nanomachines in him.
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