form a line — to arrange people or things in a row
More collocations
More collocations with line (14)
straight line
a line with no curves or bends
draw a line
to make a mark on a surface, or to set a boundary on what is acceptable
dotted line
a line made up of a series of dots or short dashes
hold the line
to wait on a telephone connection without hanging up
line a street
be arranged in a row along both sides of a street
delay line
an electronic circuit designed to hold back a signal for a set amount of time
line segment
the part of a straight line bounded by two endpoints
lubber line
a fixed mark on a ship's compass that indicates the vessel's heading
More collocations with form (9)
form a group
bring people together to create a new group
form a government
to establish or constitute a government after an election
form factor
the physical size, shape, and arrangement of a device or hardware component, especially when these follow a standard
citation form
the basic form of a word used as the heading of its dictionary entry
outline form
a shortened arrangement showing the main points or structure
plural form
the form of a word used to refer to more than one
requisition form
an official document used to request supplies or services
sonata form
a musical structure organized around exposition, development, and recapitulation
Sharing same tag — verb_noun
Words
- answer a question to provide a response to a question
- answer the phone to pick up a ringing phone and speak to the caller
- ask a question to address a question to someone in order to find something out
- attend a class be present at a scheduled lesson
- become a father have a child for the first time; take on the role of a father
- boil water heat water to 100 °C, typically to sterilise it or prepare food
- brush hair to smooth or style hair by drawing a brush through it
- build a house construct a house from the ground up
- build a wall construct a wall
- buy a car to purchase a car