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Bread line

A line of people waiting to receive food from a charity.

📖 Definitions of "Bread line"

noun
  1. 1

    A line of people waiting to receive food from a charity.

  2. 2

    Subsistence level.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bread line"

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WordDefinition
breadlinenoun(British, figurative) The lowest income level at which one's most basic necessities of survival are met; poverty line or subsistence level.
life-linenounAlternative spelling of lifeline. [A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling.]
foodbanknounAlternative spelling of food bank. [A charitable nonprofit organization that distributes mostly donated food to a wide variety of agencies to those who have difficulty purchasing enough to avoid hunger.]
life linenounAlternative spelling of lifeline. [A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling.]
battle-linenounAlternative form of battleline. [line of battle]
bee-lineverbAlternative spelling of beeline. [(transitive, intransitive) To travel in a straight line, ignoring established paths of travel.]
downlinenounAlternative spelling of down line. [A railway line on which trains travel away from a major terminus.]
guy linenounAlternative spelling of guyline. [A rope or cable (a line) used to restrain the motion of something. As a cable used to prevent a mast from falling over.]
uplinenounAlternative spelling of up line. [A railway line on which trains travel towards a major terminus.]
lash linenounAlternative form of lashline. [(cosmetics) The line of the eyelash.]
lead linenounAlternative form of leadline. [A leash or strap for leading an animal.]
hot linenounAlternative spelling of hotline. [A telephone line that is always staffed and able to give immediate assistance.]
line-dancenounAlternative spelling of line dance. [A dance in which a group of people perform the same dance moves synchronously while in one or more lines.]
plumblinenounAlternative spelling of plumb line. [A cord with a weight attached, used to produce a vertical line; a plummet.]
side linenounAlternative form of sideline. [A line at the side of something.]
hair linenounAlternative form of hairline. [The line along one's forehead where hair starts growing.]
plot linenounAlternative spelling of plotline. [The basic plot of a story or group of stories.]
scare linenounA phrase or message used as a headline or quote that distorts the facts in order to alarm the reader or listener.
endlinenounAlternative form of end line. [The line at which something ends]
side-linenounAlternative form of sideline. [A line at the side of something.]

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