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1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 39% | 6 | Maps straight lines to straight lines | |
3 | 28% | 7 | Marked with lines for measuring or drawing straight lines | |
Was 23 Having Straight Lines Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "RULED" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Subject to a ruling authority verb
- • To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
- • To excel.
- • To mark (paper or the like) with rules (lines).
- • To decide judicially.
- • To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
- • To revel. adjective
- • Having printed lines.
- • (of a surface) being a scroll; being such that through every point of s there is a straight line that lies on s.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The ruled paper is perfect for taking notes."
- • "She wrote a letter on the ruled page."
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