single-line

Just one stroke

Single-line describes something consisting of or arranged in one line only.

A single-line phone has one telephone number.

Single-line text occupies one row.

In fishing, single-line trolling uses one line per rod.

The term often contrasts with multi-line alternatives: a single-line comment in code, single-line spacing.

fishing

cast

Performers, throw, or splint

tackle · lure · bait · taut · slack · tension · strike · sinker · leader · spool

transportation

route

Path from A to B

  • metroUrban rail transit
  • subwayUnderground transit passage
  • railHorizontal support bar

train · commuter · express · local · terminus · loop · branch · map · transfer · connection

dialogue

delivery

Conveyance of goods

  • scriptWritten words for performance
  • actorOne who portrays characters
  • cueTrigger for action

memorize · rehearsal · monologue · exchange · witty · punchline · comeback · retort · zingers · timing

typography

text

Written or printed words

kerning · baseline · alignment · justified · flush · ragged · widow · orphan · wrap · break

queue

waiting

Remaining in expectation

patience · customers · checkout · ticket · DMV · bank · cafeteria · file · sequential · capacity

geometry

straight

Not curved or crooked

  • segmentDistinct part of whole
  • curveSmooth, angleless line
  • pointExact location or meaning

plane · intersect · parallel · perpendicular · vector · axis · graph · slope · equation · coordinate

Opposites
line count/format

single-linemultiline

Covering several lines

wrapped · block · paragraph · extended · verbose

complexity/structure

single-lineexpanded

Made larger or wider

nested · structured · complex · elaborate · detailed

text wrapping behavior

single-linewrapped

Covered in material

wrapping · flowing · reflowing · breaking · scrolling

Family

single, line, singly, singles, singled, singling, singular, singularity, lines

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G