Line and Ready

Line

Line verb - Make a mark or lines on a surface.

Ready and line are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ready" instead a verb "Line".

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

Ready

Ready verb - To make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function.

Line and ready are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Line" instead a verb "Ready".

Nearby Words: readiness, readily, readying, readied

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

attack line attack ready attack
time line time ready time
times line times ready times
wings line wings ready wings
Other words: defenses.

Both words in one sentence

  • The Supporting Leader, disgusted, draws a line with his sword for Daisaku to cross when he's ready.
  • Increasingly subverted when it turns out that "The world is not ready" is just the official line — really, the people making the call just don't want to share... and will kill to keep their toys.
  • One is the line "Wir sind jederzeit für 'nen Krieg bereit" (We're always ready for a war) which can be taken as a criticism of Germany's past.
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