Definitions
place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
Word origin
From Middle English alynen, alinen (“copulate”), from Middle French aligner, from Old French alignier, from a- + lignier, from Latin lineare (“make straight or perpendicular”), from the noun linea (“line”), from līneus (“flaxen; flaxen [thing]”), from līnum (“flax”), likely ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *līnom (compare linen).
Used in a sentence
“The pedestrians aligned in such a way that from above they made a pyramidal pattern.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Make straight”5 letters
02“Line up”5 letters
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