[syn: liner, ocean liner]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Liner \Lin"er\ (l[imac]n"[~e]r), n.
1. One who lines, as, a liner of shoes or clothing.
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2. An airplane or ship belonging to a transportation company;
also, a line-of-battle ship; a ship of the line.
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3. (Mach.) A thin piece placed between two parts to hold or
adjust them, fill a space, etc.; a shim.
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4. A lining[2]. Specifically: (Steam Engine) A lining
within the cylinder, in which the piston works and between
which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left
to form a steam jacket.
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5. A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are
fastened for grinding.
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6. (Baseball) A ball which, when struck, flies through the
air in a nearly straight line not far from the ground;
also called line drive; as, he hit a sharp liner to
right.
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7. A protective envelope for a phonograph record or other
object.
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8. A lining; as, a removable coat liner.
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9. Same as eyeliner.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
liner
n 1: (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter;
"the batter hit a liner to the shortstop" [syn: liner,
line drive]
2: a protective covering that protects an inside surface [syn:
lining, liner]
3: a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a
garment [syn: liner, lining]
4: a large commercial ship (especially one that carries
passengers on a regular schedule) [syn: liner, ocean
liner]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "liner":
bush, bushing, doubling, doublure, facing, filler, filling,
floating hotel, floating palace, inlay, inlayer, insole,
interlineation, lining, ocean greyhound, ocean liner, packing,
padding, passenger steamer, stuffing, wadding, wainscot