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Straight course
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beeline
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Beeline is a software-as-a-service company dealing with solutions for sourcing and managing the extended workforce . The company ranks among the largest VMS providers in terms of total temp/contract spend and outsourced spend in Staffing Industry Analysts’ ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB make ▪ She makes a beeline for Perry. ▪ He made a beeline for the rich cousin. ▪ Gaming areas were half-empty, but gamblers made a beeline for the slots and tables at halftime. ▪ After school the following afternoon, ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A very direct or quick path or trip. 2 (context mining chiefly historical English) A dynamite fuse made with a small quantity of dynamite powder along its length, so that the spark travels quickly and at a specific known rate. vb. To travel in a straight ...
Usage examples of beeline.
It would just be an asteroid to him, not too far from Ceres, as good as any other, and he would make a beeline for it in order to wait for the furor on Ceres to die down.
Stinking Lake, we can beeline for the haunted canyons of La Mesa de los Viejos, and what the hell, would you be tracking a wicked witch into chindi country if you believed in either witches or haunts that could kill you with a dirty look?
Alfred Daws came racing in, making a beeline for Hunter in an apparent fury, ready to tackle him.
He stormed out, making a beeline for the barn, without giving Stubs a chance to respond.
I had a feeling they had some policy or other regarding wild critters in the rooms, so I waited until the desk clerk went off to flirt with one of the maids, and then I opened the door and me and Basil made a beeline for the staircase, and reached the second floor without being seen.
I left the Volvo unlocked and made a beeline for the closest YOU-ARE-HERE floorplan map.
I can feel the grime, elaborate microorganisms making a beeline up my neck, for my inner ear .
Main Street and make a beeline to her, rambling on, taking up precious time, making her feel more and more uneasy.
She made a beeline toward it, poured herself a cup and sat down at the ornate, highly polished table.
She made a beeline for Harrods and bought a knitted dress in a pleasing shade of amber and a silk jersey two-piece in several shades of old rose.
She made a brisk beeline for the Tube, reflecting with pleasure that pay-day was on the following morning.
Carr had made a beeline for the bridge tables and was wistfully fingering the cards.
Saint beelined for the window she had just left, but before he could reach it a large boiled-pink woman with two bug-eyed children clinging to her skirts was there in front of him.
Michaela was closing the distance, beelining for him, knocking people sprawling with what seemed effortless blows.
I didn't want to believe anyone would actually walk into the office, but in the interest of caution, I made a beeline through the hinged gate.