crease
crease kri:s [n С] a line on a piece of clothing or material where it has been folded or crushed: When I unpacked my suitcase, all my shirts had creases in them.
creased [adjf clothes that are creased
have a lot of creases in them: When he unpacked his jacket, he found it was badly creased.
E3 on someone's skin
Lines . I a i n z / [n plural] lines that form on someone's skin: The deep fines on his forehead showed that he was a worried man.
lined [ad;] if your skin or face is lined, it has lines on it: His forehead was deeply lined with worry.
wrinkles 'riijMz/ [n plural] deep lines on someone's face or skin, caused by growing old: His face was old and covered in wrinkles.
wrinkled [adj] if your skin is wrinkled, it has deep lines on it: her old wrinkled hands
El a line of writing or numbers
line lain/ [n C] a line of writing that goes across a page: Martin opened the letter and read the first few lines - it was bad news. I Start reading aloud at line 12.
+ оfa few lines of column
poetry
Column :'кЫэт||'ка:-/
[n C] a line of numbers, written under each other, that goes down a page: Add up the numbers in the column on the right.
В a line of people or things
line lain.' [n C] several people, trees, hills etc standing next to each other or one behind the other
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LINE
in a line (=forming a line) The photographer asked us to stand in a line. + of In front of the house there is a line of tall trees.
The first two rows were empty.
row /гэи/ [л С] a line of people or things next to each other, especially one of several lines that are arranged one behind another
+ о/ There were only three rows of choirs - everyone else had to stand. /ront/baclc row Can you see me in the photo? I'm in the back row.
procession /pra'sejai/ [n С] a group of
people or vehicles that move slowly along in a line, especially as part of a public ceremony: We were held up by a long funeral procession. I The children were eager to take part in the carnival procession.
В a line of people waiting for something
queue British line American /kjui, lain/ (n C] a number of people who are standing one behind another, waiting to do something: There was a queue at the bus-stop. + for The line for the movie went right around the block.
in a queue/line We were stuck in a queue for half an hour.
stand in line/wait in line /,st%nd m
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LINE
'lain, ,weit in 'lam/ especially american to stand in a line of people who are waiting to do something: Jerry joined the crowd of people waiting in line outside the stadium.
queue /kju:/ [u II British to stand in a line of people who are waiting to do something; We had to queue for hours in the rain. queue for sth (=queue to get something) I spent so long queuing for a ticket that I nearly missed the train.
queue to do sth There were hundreds of football fans queuing to get in. queue up (=form a queue) Every night, people queue up outside Club 49.
queuing - queued - have queued
Ш the line that separates two areas or countries
border bo:r(hr [n C] the official line that
separates two countries, or the area close to this line: They escaped across the border into Thailand.
+ with Iraq had put thousands of troops along its border with Kuwait. + between The town lies on the border between Chile and Argentina. the German/Mexican/Swiss etc border Strasbourg is very close to the German border.
boundary /'baoncUri/ [n C| the official line that marks the edge of an area of land, for example a farm or one of the parts of a country: More and more people are mouing outside the city boundaries.
+ between The Mississippi River forms the boundary between Tennessee and Arkansas.
plural boundaries
LIQUID
see also mix
D a liquid
liquid /'likw^d/ [n C/U] a substance, such as water or milk, that is not a solid and not a gas: She screamed as the boiling liquid burned her skin. J Add most of the flour to the liquid and stir the mixture. liquid [adj usually before noun] use this
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about something which is a liquid, but which is usually a solid or a gas: Treat your plants once a week with liquid fertiliser I liquid soap I liquid oxygen
/laid /'flu^d/ |n C/U] a liquid - a technical word used especially by doctors or scientists: In extreme heat the body loses fluid and salt. I The fluids exchanged during sex can carry the HIV virus.
El an amount of liquid
drop
drop /drop||dra:p/ [n С] a very small amount of liquid that falls from somewhere in a round shape + of Big drops oj rain hit the window pane. I A drop of wax fell onto the carpet as she carried the candle across the room.
Stream stri:m< [n CI a continuous line of moving liquid: Water ran down the wall in a continuous stream, + of A thin stream of blood was pouring from his wound.
pool 'puil/ [n C] an area of liquid lying on a surface
+ of Trautman was lying in a pool of blood. I A pool of oil had collected under the car.
El liquid that flows easily
tKin /Bin/ [adj] a thin liquid flows very easily, especially because it is not quite thick enough: This paint seems a little thin, it's dripping everywhere. I Don't make
the mixture too thin or the pancakes will taste watery.
thin - thinner - thinnest
runny /'глт/ [adj] informal food that is runny is liquid but should be thicker than it is: a boiled egg with a runny yolk I runny custard
runny - runnier - runniest
molten /'тэи1ь?п/ \adj only before noun]