actor's line - words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech"aside - a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage cue - an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech monologue - a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor soliloquy - a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections throwaway - words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis line - text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza" |