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The young boys I speak with say to me: Why would I want to live in this world - where they rely on charity, dry pieces of bread and water, where they are subjected to harsh treatment, when they can be free and be the envy of their colleagues in the afterlife. They are only too eager to sign on the dotted line and join the ranks of the Taliban.
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Meaning of "dotted line" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DOTTED LINE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOTTED LINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dotted line is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DOTTED LINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dotted line in the English dictionary

The definition of dotted line in the dictionary is a line of dots or dashes on a form or document.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOTTED LINE

dotcommer
dote
doter
doth
doting
dotingly
dotish
dotted
dottel
dotter
dotterel
dottier
dottiest
dottily
dottiness
dotting
dottle
dottled
dottrel
dotty

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOTTED LINE

all along the line
bottom line
cell line
command line
credit line
finish line
front line
hold the line
hotline
land line
lay on the line
main line
on line
product line
production line
red line
sign on the dotted line
six-yard line
step out of line
tag line
toe the line

Synonyms and antonyms of dotted line in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dotted line» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOTTED LINE

Find out the translation of dotted line to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dotted line from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dotted line» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

虚线
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

línea de puntos
570 millions of speakers

English

dotted line
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिंदीदार रेखा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خط منقط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пунктирная линия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

A linha pontilhada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাগলামির সীমা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pointillé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

garis putus-putus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gepunktete Linie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

点線
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

점선
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Titik garis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đường chấm chấm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புள்ளி கோடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बिंदकित ओळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

noktalı çizgi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

linea tratteggiata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

linia przerywana
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пунктирна лінія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

linie punctată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διακεκομμένη γραμμή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stippellyn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

prickade linjen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stiplet linje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dotted line

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOTTED LINE»

The term «dotted line» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.422 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOTTED LINE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dotted line

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3 QUOTES WITH «DOTTED LINE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dotted line.
1
Tony Gwynn
When you sign your name on the dotted line, it's more than just playing baseball. You have a responsibility to make good decisions and show people how things are supposed to be done.
2
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
The young boys I speak with say to me: Why would I want to live in this world - where they rely on charity, dry pieces of bread and water, where they are subjected to harsh treatment, when they can be free and be the envy of their colleagues in the afterlife. They are only too eager to sign on the dotted line and join the ranks of the Taliban.
3
Michael Palin
I've never had a particular skill. I can't cook, dance, play an instrument, speak a foreign language. This used to worry me. I'd think, when I'm grown up, at 18, then I made it 21, it will be clear what role I should have in life. It never happened. I never signed on the dotted line as the sort of adult my father wanted.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOTTED LINE»

Discover the use of dotted line in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dotted line and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Love on the Dotted Line: A Novel
The author of the Essence bestselling novel Baggage Claim delivers a provocative and richly entertaining new novel about what happens when love and litigation collide.
David E. Talbert, 2005
2
The Synergy of One: Creating High-performing Sustainable ...
We'll address each, but first we should define the difference between solid-line reporting and dotted-line reporting structures. A solid-line reporting structure ensures a well-defined relationship between a leader and a subordinate. The leader ...
Michael J. Dreikorn, 2003
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Tear Along the Dotted Line: A Full-length Play
TEAR ALONG THE DOTTED LINE A Funny -Sad Comedy For Two Men and Five Women CHARACTERS STEPHANIE NEWCOMBE a college student KURT H1NES her boy friend JUDY PARKS her roommate KAREN MATHEWS a neighbor ...
Jules Tasca, 1973
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Microsoft Office 2007: Advanced Concepts and Techniques
For example, the dotted line in Figure 6–73 shows the right boundary of the first page. If the dotted line does not show on your screen, then click Excel Options on the Office Button menu. When Excel displays the Excel Options dialog box, click ...
Gary Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman, Misty Vermaat, 2007
5
Designing Your Organization: Using the STAR Model to Solve 5 ...
Avoid Dotted- andSolid-Line Discussions In a matrix, the issue of who has a dotted-line relationship and who has a solid-line relationship frequently arises. A solid line is a direct reporting relationship implying the usual objective setting, ...
Amy Kates, Jay R. Galbraith, 2010
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Othermindedness: The Emergence of Network Culture
my own suggestion above of the renewal link as narrative origami, and that finally marks the commonplace poetry and virtuality of the sewing pattern, Jackson's tripartite narrator suggests that we read along the dotted line: The dotted line is the ...
Michael Joyce, 2001
7
Microsoft Office Excel 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and ...
For example, the dotted line in Figure 6–73 shows the right boundary of the first page. If the dotted line does not show on your screen, then click Excel Options on the Office Button menu. When Excel displays the Excel Options dialog box, click ...
Gary Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman, Jeffrey J. Quasney, 2007
8
QuarkXPress 8: Essential Skills for Page Layout and Web Design
Fill characters help draw the eye across a line—for example, the dotted line in a table of contents helps readers find the page number. (The dotted line, referred to as a dot leader, is actually a fill character of periods.) Enter one or two ...
Kelly Kordes Anton, John Cruise, 2009
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Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at ...
Diagrams of rain in lunar months. a. Heavy rainfall. Table IV. /5. Average rainfall. Tables I, II. /. Frequency of rain. Table IV. o. Average rain at Lisbon ; continuous line. " " Philadelphia ; broken line. " " Surrey, Eng.; dotted line. 0. Heavy rains ...
10
Feminist Destinations and Further Essays on Virginia Woolf
A Signing on the Dotted Line Three Guineas complicates what might appear at first sight, or 'on the face of it' (103), to be the simple matter of a woman offering her financial support to a man's request for help in preventing war. Subscribing to  ...
Rachel Bowlby, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOTTED LINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dotted line is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Shane Mosley and Ricardo Mayorga will fight again, seven years …
"Signed on the dotted line. It's official. He isn't ready. He got real quiet when he saw me. He don't want these hands." Mosley tweeted. «SkySports, Jul 15»
2
Real Madrid expect David De Gea transfer to drag into final days of …
The 24-year-old keeper has been a long-term target of the Bernabeu club and is widely expected to sign on the dotted line with the Madrid ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Astronomers make a real five-star find
Artist's impression of the five-star system. The dotted line shows the orbital path of the two binary systems. Smaller orbits are not shown to scale. «CNET, Jul 15»
4
Health bosses "moving away" from community hospital at Frenchay …
It is not yet known who the developer might be, but they are expected to sign on the dotted line this summer, with plans for an announcement ... «Bristol Post, Jul 15»
5
Key to Winning: Not Getting Lost
The dirt trail was a black dotted line. A small pond was colored blue. Gueorgiou, 36, has won 12 world championships in orienteering, a sport ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
The Clippers And Mavericks Are Engaged In An Emoji-Based War …
Nothing is signed on the dotted line, Dallas has no leverage and DeAndre Jordan is free to sign with either team. The Mavericks let center and ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
7
Couple Gives Up, Lists Unfinished Brooklyn Mansion for $11.5M
Any urban private home with a three car garage, a private lift and a pool could make me sign on the dotted line. ↑ Back to top. ← Previous: ... «Curbed NY, Jul 15»
8
HBO's 'Ballers' and its star, 'The Rock,' play fast and loose with the …
... episodes that have aired so far, Mr. Johnson's character is trying to woo NFL players and get them to sign on the dotted line, with the promise ... «InvestmentNews, Jul 15»
9
Keith Thurman vs. Luis Collazo: Prediction, Betting Odds For Fight …
It wasn't what I wanted, but … if this was the man that wanted to sign on the dotted line then this is what it's going to be.” Thurman was hoping to ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
10
When the stakes are high, competition can be much more fierce …
... of the contract and deal at hand, it takes me anything between a few hours to a few days to understand everything and sign the dotted line. «Economic Times, Jul 15»

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