Lyrics vs. Lines

Lyrics are words that make up a song, usually consisting of verses and choruses. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist.

(Mathematics) A geometric object with neither width nor depth, typically straight and extending indefinitely.

Of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style or form.

A thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface.

Relating to or constituting a poem in this category, such as a sonnet or ode.

A similar mark cut or scratched into a surface.

Of or relating to a writer of poems in this category.

A crease in the skin, especially on the face; a wrinkle.

Lyrical.

A real or imaginary mark positioned in relation to fixed points of reference.

Having a singing voice of light volume and modest range.

A degree or circle of longitude or latitude drawn on a map or globe.

Of, relating to, or being musical drama, especially opera

The equator. Used with the.

Having a pleasing succession of sounds; melodious.

A border or boundary

Of or relating to the lyre or harp.

A demarcation

Appropriate for accompaniment by the lyre.

A contour or an outline

A lyric poem.

A mark used to define a shape or represent a contour.

often lyrics(Music) The words of a song.

Any of the marks that make up the formal design of a picture.

plural of lyric

A cable, rope, string, cord, or wire.

The words to a song (or other vocal music).

(Nautical) A rope used aboard a ship.

A fishing line.

A clothesline.

A cord or tape used, as by builders or surveyors, for measuring, leveling, or straightening.

A pipe or system of pipes for conveying a fluid

An electric-power transmission cable.

A wire or system of wires connecting telephone or telegraph systems.

An open or functioning telephone connection

A passenger or cargo system of public or private transportation, as by ship, aircraft, or bus, usually over a definite route.

A company owning or managing such a system.

A railway track or system of tracks.

A particular section of a railway network

A course of progress or movement; a route

A general method, manner, or course of procedure

A manner or course of procedure determined by a specified factor

An official or prescribed policy

often lines A general concept or model

The condition of being in proper or aligned position

A condition of agreement or correspondence

One's trade, occupation, or field of interest

Range of competence

Merchandise or services of a similar or related nature

A group of persons or things arranged in a row or series

Ancestry or lineage.

A series of persons, especially from one family, who succeed each other

A strain, as of livestock or plants, developed and maintained by selective breeding.

A sequence of related things that leads to a certain ending

An ordered system of operations that allows a sequential manufacture or assembly of goods at all or various stages of production.

The personnel of an organization or a business who actually make a product or perform a service.

A horizontal row of printed or written words or symbols.

One of the horizontal scans forming a television image.

A brief letter; a note

A unit of verse ending in a visual or typographic break and generally characterized by its length and meter

A unit of uninterrupted text spoken by an actor

(Informal) Glib or insincere talk, usually intended to deceive or impress

A marriage certificate.

A usually specified number of lines of prose or verse to be written out by a pupil as punishment.

(Games) A horizontal demarcation on a scorecard in bridge dividing the honor score from the trick score.

A source of information.

The information itself

(Music) One of the five parallel marks constituting a staff.

A sustained melodic or harmonic part in a piece

A formation in which elements, such as troops, tanks, or ships, are arranged abreast of one another.

The battle area closest to the enemy; the front.

The combat troops or warships at the front, arrayed for defense or offense.

The regular forces of an army or a navy, in contrast to staff and support personnel.

The class of officers in direct command of warships or of army combat units.

A bulwark or trench.

An extended system of such fortifications or defenses

A foul line.

A real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section of a playing area or field.

A real or imaginary mark or point at which a race begins or ends.

The center and two wings making up a hockey team's offensive unit.

(Football) A line of scrimmage.

(Football) The linemen considered as a group.

(Informal) The odds a bookmaker gives, especially for sports events.

The proportion of an insurance risk assumed by a particular underwriter or company.

(Slang) An amount of powdered cocaine arranged in a thin, long strip for snorting.

To mark, incise, or cover with a line or lines.

To represent with lines.

To place in a series or row.

To form a bordering line along

(Baseball) To hit (a ball) sharply so that it flies low and fast.

To hit a line drive

To fit a covering to the inside surface of

To cover the inner surface of

To fill plentifully, as with money or food.

plural of line

Words spoken by the actors.

(fortifications) Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy.

(shipbuilding) Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections.

(education) A school punishment in which a student must repeatedly write out a line of text related to the offence (e.g. "I must be quiet in class") a specified number of times; the lines of text so written out.

(US) The reins with which a horse is guided by its driver.