liner

Everyday

1. A big passenger ship that sailed across oceans on regular routes, like the Titanic (an ocean liner). tree →
2. Something put inside another thing to line or protect it, like a bin liner (UK, a bin bag) or a nappy liner. tree →
3. Eyeliner: make-up drawn along the eyelids. tree →
4. In baseball and cricket, a ball hit hard and low (a line drive). tree →

In the lessons

In history lessons the Titanic was an ocean liner that sank in 1912. At home you put a liner in the bin. In art, a fine-liner is a pen with a thin tip. Phrases: «ocean liner», «cruise liner», «bin liner», «one-liner» (a short joke).

Examples

• The Titanic was the biggest liner of its day. tree →
• We waved at the cruise liner leaving the harbour. tree →
• Put a new liner in the kitchen bin. tree →
• Draw the outline with a black fine-liner. tree →
• My sister put on eyeliner before the party. tree →
• The comedian told a funny one-liner. tree →
• The largest liner was called Hercules, and the smallest schooner The Flea. tree →

Note

Plural: liners. Do not confuse with «lighter» or «line». A «one-liner» is a joke in one sentence.