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clotheslines

clotheslines is the plural of clothesline.

clotheslines is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clothesline.

Meaning of clothesline

Noun

clothesline (plural clotheslines)

  1. A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry.
    • Hang this towel out on the clothesline for me.
    Synonyms:
    washing line
  2. A structure with multiple cords for the same purpose, such as a Hills hoist.
  3. (Canada, US, informal) The act of knocking a person over by striking his or her upper body or neck with one's arm, as if he or she had run into a low clothesline.

See all 4 meanings of clothesline

Questions about clotheslines

What is clotheslines the plural of?
Clotheslines is the plural of clothesline.

Words near clotheslines in the dictionary

  1. clothesies
  2. clothesless
  3. clotheslessness
  4. clothesline
  5. clotheslined
  6. clotheslines
  7. clotheslining
  8. clothesmaker
  9. clothesmakers
  10. clothesmaking
  11. clothesman

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