lining

1. 1.

   a protective covering that protects an inside surface

   Synonymsliner

   Broaderprotective covering

   Narrowerbrake liningbushingfacingfurnace lining
2. 2.

   a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment

   Synonymsliner

   Broaderpiece of cloth

   Part ofgarment
3. 3.

   providing something with a surface of a different material

   Synonymsfacing

   Broaderapplication

   Narrowerbabbitting
4. 4.

   the act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc.)

   Broaderinsulation

Other forms of lining

plural

linings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lining

What does lining mean?

lining means "a protective covering that protects an inside surface". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lining?

lining has 2 syllables: li-ning. The stress falls on "li". In IPA it is /ˈlaɪnɪŋ/.

What is another word for lining?

Close synonyms include liner, liner, facing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lining a common word?

lining is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with lining?

1 word rhymes with lining. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.