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)
life assurance
- n insurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured person dies
life belt
- n belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt
- n a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material
life buoy
- n a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material
life cycle
- n a series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage
- n the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced
life estate
- n (law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it
life expectancy
- n an expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities