LINER
What does "LINER" mean?
A large passenger ship, or a layer of material lining the inside of something.
Meanings
- A large ship carrying passengers on a regular line or route. The ocean liner crossed the Atlantic in five days.
- A layer of material used to line the inside of a container, garment, or surface. She fitted a fresh plastic liner in the bin.
- A cosmetic used to draw a fine line on the eyes or lips. He smudged the eye liner along the lash line.
- In baseball, a batted ball that travels low and fast in a nearly straight line. She smacked a liner past the shortstop. informal
Did you know?
- The distinction between an ocean liner and a cruise ship is structural: liners were built with deeper hulls and stronger plating to cross open ocean on schedule, whereas cruise ships are designed for calm-water sightseeing.
Word origin
From 'line' plus the agent suffix '-er'; the ship sense from a vessel running a regular 'line' or route, the lining sense from material that forms an inner 'line'.
Remember it
LINER = a ship that follows a 'line' (route) - the route gives the ship its name.
A little poem
One steady black hull-
it keeps the schedule of the sea
no storm can rewrite.
haiku
Wordplay
- The cruise marketer kept calling it an ocean liner. The captain just drew the line.
What it teaches
The same word builds the ship and lines the bin - usefulness rarely cares about glamour.
Quick facts
What does LINER mean?
A large passenger ship, or a layer of material lining the inside of something.
Is LINER a valid word?
Yes — LINER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is LINER?
LINER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does LINER come from?
From 'line' plus the agent suffix '-er'; the ship sense from a vessel running a regular 'line' or route, the lining sense from material that forms an inner 'line'.
What can LINER teach us?
The same word builds the ship and lines the bin - usefulness rarely cares about glamour.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.