Easier English Student Dictionary - II

limited 492 linen thing which stops you going further ć the 3. a wire along which telephone messages are sent ć The snow brought down the telephone limitations of a machine ˽ to know your lines. ć Can you speak louder – the line is limitations to know what you are capable of bad. ˽ to be on the line to be talking to doing ć I’d love to go hang-gliding but I someone on the telephone ć Don’t interrupt know my limitations. 3. ˽ statute of limita- – I’m on the line to New York. ć Do you want to speak to Charles while he’s on the line? 4. tions law which allows only a certain amount a long row of people or things ć We had to of time, usually six years, for someone to stand in (a) line for half an hour to get into start a legal case to claim damages the exhibition. ć The line of lorries stretched y limited / lmtd/ adj which has been for miles at the frontier. 5. a row of written or limited printed words ć He printed the first two lines limited company / lmtd k mp(ə)ni/, and showed them to me. ć Can you read the limited liability company / lmtd laə- blti k mp(ə)ni/ noun a private company bottom line on the chart? ˽ to drop someone in which the shareholders are only responsi- ble for the company’s debts up to the amount a line to send someone a short letter (infor- of capital they have put in (NOTE: Limited mal.) ć I’ll drop you a line when I get to New companies are abbreviated to Ltd in the company name: Jones & Black, Ltd.) York. 6. ˽ lines words learnt and then spoken limited edition / lmtd  dʃ(ə)n/ noun something of which only a few copies are by an actor ć He forgot his lines and had to printed or made, usually no more than 1,000 be prompted. 7. a way of doing things ˽ in limiting / lmtŋ/ adj which limits ˽ limit- line with according to ć We acted in line ing factor something which sets a limit to something ć The size of the room is a limit- with the decision taken at the meeting. ˽ to ing factor – it will only hold fifty people. ć The limiting factor is the amount of money take a hard line not to be weak ć The head- we can allocate to the project. master takes a hard line with boys who sell limitless / lmtləs/ adj without any limit. drugs in the playground. 8. a type of work ć Antonym limited What’s his line of business? 9. a series of dif- limousine /lmə zi n/, limo / lməυ/ noun ferent products, all sold or made by the same a large expensive car, especially one that is company ć We sell several lines of refrigera- longer than usual tors. ć I’m afraid we don’t stock that line any limp /lmp/ noun an uneven way of walk- more. í verb 1. to stand side by side in a line ing, when one leg hurts or is shorter than the ć Soldiers were lining the streets. 2. to put a other ć His limp has improved since his op- lining inside something, especially a piece of eration. í verb to walk in a way which is af- clothing ć His jacket is lined with red silk. fected by having an injured leg or foot ć After the accident she limped badly. Syn- lineage / land / noun all the people of onym hobble í adj soft, not stiff ć All we someone’s family who lived before they did, had as a salad was two limp lettuce leaves. ć used especially when you are referring to a He gave me a limp handshake. ć She went family of high social status. Synonym limp and we had to give her a glass of water. ancestry limpet / lmpt/ noun a small shellfish linear / lniə/ adj 1. referring to lines ć a shaped like a flat cone, which attaches itself linear diagram 2. referring to length ć A firmly to rocks metre is a linear measurement. limply / lmpli/ adv in a limp way z lined /land/ adj 1. with lines on it 2. with linchpin / lntʃpn/ noun 1. a pin which people or things standing side by side ˽ an goes through an axle to hold a wheel on 2. a avenue lined with trees, a tree-lined ave- person or part of a machine that is very nue an street with trees along both sides 3. important with a lining inside ć You’ll need fur-lined linctus / lŋktəs/ noun a sweet cough boots in Canada. medicine lined paper /land pepə/ noun paper x line /lan/ noun 1. a long thin mark ć She with lines printed on it drew a straight line across the sheet of pa- line drawing / lan drɔ ŋ/ noun a picture per. ć Parking isn’t allowed on yellow lines. which has been drawn with a pen or pencil and shows only lines ć The tennis ball went over the line. ˽ to line manager / lan m nd ə/ noun a manager in a company who is involved in draw the line at to refuse to do ć I don’t production or the central part of the business mind having a cup of coffee with the boss, but and who is in charge of the employees in that I draw the line at having to invite him for a part of the company meal at home. 2. a long string ć She hung her linen / lnn/ noun 1. a cloth made from flax washing on the (washing) line. ć He sat with ć He bought a white linen suit. 2. underwear his fishing line in the river, waiting for a fish. ć You should change your linen more often in hot weather. ˽ to wash your dirty linen in public to tell personal secrets about your-