lieutenant
- n a commissioned military officer
- n an officer in a police force
- n an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
- n an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade
lieutenant colonel
- n a commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel
lieutenant commander
- n a commissioned officer in the Navy ranking above a lieutenant and below a commander
lieutenant general
- n a general officer ranking above a major general and below a full general
lieutenant governor
- n an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of a state of the United States
lieutenant jg
- n an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant and above ensign
lieutenant junior grade
- n an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant and above ensign
life
- n a characteristic state or mode of living
social life
city life
real life - n the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
he could no longer cope with the complexities of life - n the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living
he hoped for a new life in Australia
he wanted to live his own life without interference from others - n the condition of living or the state of being alive
while there's life there's hope
life depends on many chemical and physical processes - n the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
the battery had a short life
he lived a long and happy life - n the period between birth and the present time
I have known him all his life - n the period from the present until death
he appointed himself emperor for life - n a living person
his heroism saved a life - n animation and energy in action or expression
it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it - n living things collectively
the oceans are teeming with life - n the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones
there is no life on the moon - n an account of the series of events making up a person's life
- n a motive for living
pottery was his life - n a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
he got life for killing the guard
life-of-man
- n unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico
life-style
- n a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes
life-support system
- n equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions
- n medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive
life-time
- n the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)