8-letter words starting with lin
- lin biao — 1907–71, Chinese marshal and Communist leader: defense minister 1959–71; leader of abortive coup 1971.
- lin piao — Lin Biao.
- linalool — a colorless, unsaturated terpene liquid alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, having a fragrance similar to that of bergamot oil, obtained from several essential oils: used in perfumery.
- linament — (surgery) lint, especially when made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers.
- linarite — a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- linchpin — a pin inserted through the end of an axletree to keep the wheel on.
- linctape — (storage) A formatted, block-oriented, high-reliability, random access tape system used on the Laboratory Instrument Computer. The tape was 3/4" wide. The funny DECtape is actually a variant of the original LINCtape. According to Wesley Clark, DEC tried to "improve" the LINCtape system, which mechanically, was wonderfully simple and elegant. The DEC version had pressure fingers and tape guides to force alignment as well as huge DC servo motors and complex control circuitry. These literally shredded the tape to bits if not carefully adjusted, and required frequent cleaning to remove all the shedded tape oxide. That was amazing, because the tape had a micro-thin plastic layer OVER the oxide to protect it. What happened was that all the forced alignment stuff caused shredding at the edge. An independent company, Computer Operations[?], built LINCtape drives for use in nuclear submarines. This was based on the tape system's high reliability. Correspondent Brian Converse has a picture of himself holding a LINCtape punched full of 1/4" holes. It still worked!
- lincture — A linctus; medicine taken by licking with the tongue.
- lindwall — Ray(mond Russell). 1921–96, Australian cricketer. A fast bowler, he played for Australia 61 times between 1946 and 1958
- lindworm — a wingless, two-legged dragon
- line 666 — (jargon) (Christian eschatological myth) The notional line of source at which a program fails for obscure reasons, implying either that *somebody* is out to get it (when you are the programmer), or that it richly deserves to be got (when you are not). E.g. "It works when I trace through it, but seems to crash on line 666 when I run it." "What happens is that whenever a large batch comes through, mmdf dies on the Line of the Beast. Probably some twit hard-coded a buffer size."
- line art — graphic material that consists of lines or areas of pure black and pure white and requires no screening for reproduction. Compare halftone (def 2).
- line cut — an engraving consisting only of lines or areas that are solid black or white. Compare halftone (def 2).
- line out — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- line-out — a procedure for putting an out-of-bounds ball back in play, whereby a player outside the touchline tosses the ball high and between two lines of opposing forwards lined up perpendicular to the touchline.
- lineages — Plural form of lineage.
- lineally — (genealogy) By direct descent.
- linear a — an ancient system of writing, not yet deciphered, inscribed on clay tablets, pottery, and other objects found at Minoan sites on Crete and other Greek islands.
- linear b — an ancient system of writing representing a very early form of Greek, deciphered by Michael Ventris chiefly from clay tablets found at Knossos on Crete and at Pylos.
- linearly — of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design.
- lineated — marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- linebred — produced by linebreeding.
- linehaul — noting or pertaining to the transport, usually by truck, of heavy loads of freight for long distances or between cities.
- lineless — Free of lines.
- linelike — Resembling a line or some aspect of one.
- lineouts — Plural form of lineout.
- lineside — Alongside a railway line.
- linesman — Sports. an official, as in tennis and soccer, who assists the referee. Football. an official who marks the distances gained and lost in the progress of play and otherwise assists the referee and field judge. Ice Hockey. either of two officials who assist the referee by watching for icing, offside, and substitution violations and fouls and by conducting face-offs.
- linesmen — Plural form of linesman.
- linework — (arts) The technique of drawing lines.
- lingayat — a member of the Lingayata cult.
- lingered — to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
- lingerer — Agent noun of linger; one who lingers.
- lingerie — underwear, sleepwear, and other items of intimate apparel worn by women.
- lingster — an interpreter
- linguica — a highly spiced Portuguese garlic sausage.
- linguine — a type of pasta in long, slender, flat strips.
- linguini — a type of pasta in long, slender, flat strips.
- linguist — a specialist in linguistics.
- lingular — a tongue-shaped organ, process, or tissue.
- liniment — a liquid or semiliquid preparation for rubbing on or applying to the skin, as for sprains or bruises, usually soothing or counterirritating.
- linisher — a machine that polishes and makes the surface of a material smooth using a moving belt coated in an abrasive material
- link rot — (web) The process by which links on a web page became unusable as the pages they point to change location or are removed.
- linkages — Plural form of linkage.
- linkback — (Internet) Any of various mechanisms for notifying the owner of a webpage when it is linked to from another document.
- linkings — Plural form of linking.
- linksman — a person who plays golf; golfer.
- linkspan — a hinged bridge on a quay, used to move vehicles on or off a vessel
- linkwork — something composed of links, as a chain.
- linnaean — of or relating to Linnaeus, who established the binomial system of scientific nomenclature.
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