Line and Screen

Line

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

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

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

Screen verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Line and screen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Line" instead a verb "Screen".

Nearby Words: screened, screening, scree, screenful

full	full line	full screen
long	long line	long screen
particular	particular line	particular screen
similar	similar line	similar screen
Other adjectives: short, following, original, small, actual, entire, big, little, infamous, black, bottom, main, white, final, next, last, ending, different.

stage	line stage	screen stage
times	line times	screen times

If the line is the result of events or conversations that are clearly shown on screen, or it's a Foregone Conclusion, then it is not a Wham Line.

Source: Wham Line
Parodied in "Spookyfish"; whenever Cartman and his alternate counterpart share the screen together, a line is seen dividing the screen in two and the background is uneven on both sides.

Source: Special Effect Failure
But Hinchecliffe is on the line with Randall, so the screen shows Nancy in the middle as Hinchecliffe and Randall are on each side talking to each other.

Source: Split-Screen Phone Call

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Screen and Line. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/line/screen

Line & Screen. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/line/screen>.

Screen or Line. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/line/screen.

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