liner

/ˈlaɪnə/

noun

  1. 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. 2

    A removable cover or lining

    I threw out the trash can liner.
  3. 3

    The pamphlet which is contained inside an album of music or movie

    Does it have the lyrics in the liner notes?
  4. 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. 5

    A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are fastened for grinding.

  6. 6

    Formal no show sock

noun

  1. 1

    A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean liner.

  2. 2

    A ship of the line.

  3. 3

    A line drive.

  4. 4

    A basic salesperson.

  5. 5

    (in combination) Something with a specified number of lines.

  6. 6

    Short for penny-a-liner.

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