1
[ verb ] place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel

Synonyms

adjust line_up aline

Examples

"align the car with the curb" "align the sheets of paper on the table"

Used in print

(Lilian Pompian, "Tooth-Straightening Today"...)

Aligning all the teeth may take a year or more .

Related terms

skew change_orientation realign concenter address true synchronise collimate alignment

2
[ verb ] align with; be or come into adjustment

Used in print

(Paul Larson and Gordon Odegard, "How to design your...)

Put the 12 tappets and some * * f locking bar spacers in the frame to help align all the components before you tighten the screws .

Related terms

match alignment

3
[ verb ] align oneself with a group or a way of thinking

Synonyms

array

Used in print

(Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)

We have aligned ourselves with that `` liberal '' tradition in Protestant Christianity that counts among the great names in its history those of Schleiermacher , Ritschl , Herrmann , Harnack , and Troeltsch , and more recently , Schweitzer and the early Barth and , in part at_least , Bultmann .

Related terms

stand fall_in_line alliance

4
[ verb ] bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation

Synonyms

coordinate ordinate

Examples

"align the wheels of my car" "ordinate similar parts"

Related terms

adjust misalign coordination

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Rhymes with

aline malign line realign caroline alkaline crystalline kline cline klein bloodline lifeline decline outline incline shoreline heinlein pipeline skyline guideline sideline hardline disincline airline feline underline baseline hemline incline headline hairline midline dateline deadline mainline borderline storyline timberline coastline waistline streamline

Phonetic and Homophones

AH0 L AY1 N aline

Similar Spelling

aligned algin aligning Alcina Allison Algonkin Alcon alkyne alkene alkane Alyson alkanet Alison

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