different between nines vs lines

English

Pronunciation

Noun

nines

1. plural of nine

nines pl (plural only)

1. (poker slang) A pair of nines.

   He drew nines from the deck.

Derived terms

• dressed to the nines

Translations

Anagrams

• Ennis, Innes, Senni, innes, sinne

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la?nz/

Noun

lines

1. plural of line

Noun

lines pl (plural only)

1. (film, theater) Words spoken by the actors.

   I have yet to learn my lines.

2. (fortifications) Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy.
3. (shipbuilding) Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections.
4. (education) A school punishment in which a student must repeatedly write out a line of text related to the offence (e.g. "I must be quiet in class") a specified number of times; the lines of text so written out.

   If you don't behave I'll give you lines

   I had to write out 200 lines

5. (US) The reins with which a horse is guided by its driver.

Verb

lines

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of line

Anagrams

• Niles, elsin, lenis, liens, lisne

Indonesian

Etymology

From lesbi or lesbian. Compare binan.

Noun

lines (first-person possessive linesku, second-person possessive linesmu, third-person possessive linesnya)

1. (gay slang) a lesbian woman

Latin

Verb

lin?s

1. second-person singular future active indicative of lin?