Line
Line noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.
Manner and line are semantically related in course of action topic. In some cases you can use "Manner" instead a noun "Line".
Manner
Manner noun - The means or procedure for doing something.
Usage example: you happened to reach the correct answer, but the manner by which you solved the problem was all wrong
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Synonyms for Manner
Line and manner are semantically related in method topic. Sometimes you can use "Line" instead a noun "Manner".
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- The song is one of the jauntiest Elton's ever written and he delivers the lyrics (which dance over the line themselves) in a jaw-droppingly flippant manner.
Source: Crosses The Line Twice / Music - Fighter occasionally does it in a less absurdly sociopathic manner, but by being so bleeding stupid it crosses the line back into being weirdly clever.
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She would add a longer, more complicated line in a similar manner on Roger Hodgson's ballad "Only Because Of You" from his In The Eye Of The Storm solo debut two years later.
Source: Music / Supertramp
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