As soon as Jim got home, he made a beeline for the rest room.
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Beeline
/ˈbiːlaɪn/
Synonyms for "beeline" (49 found)
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Noun(5 words)
direct approachdirect movedirect routehead forhie to
Related words (24)
radiusradius vectorright linescootscoursecantsegmentshortcutshortest waysideskinstraightstraight coursestraight linestraight stretchstraightawaystreamlinetangenttattertransversal
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Noun(3 words)
shortest routestraight pathswift approach
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11 entriesa beelinebeeline behaviorbeeline movementbeeline patterndirect linedirect routerapid movementshortest routestraight pathswift approachthe beeline
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12 total sentences available.
The kids made a beeline for the TV.
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As soon as work is over, he makes a beeline for the pub.
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Tom made a beeline for home.
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