liner
/ˈlaɪnə/
noun
- 1
Someone who fits a lining to something.
“1973, A good liner has a pretty shrewd idea of the value of the painting he is treating and usually charges accordingly. — Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me (Penguin 2001, p. 41)”
- 2
A removable cover or lining
“I threw out the trash can liner.”
- 3
The pamphlet which is contained inside an album of music or movie
“Does it have the lyrics in the liner notes?”
- 4
A lining within the cylinder of a steam engine, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket.
- 5
A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are fastened for grinding.
- 6
Formal no show sock
noun
- 1
A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean liner.
- 2
A ship of the line.
- 3
A line drive.
- 4
A basic salesperson.
- 5
(in combination) Something with a specified number of lines.
- 6
Short for penny-a-liner.
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