life | living things collectively, the oceans are teeming with life |
plant flora plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
career life history | the general progression of your working or professional life, the general had had a distinguished career, he had a long career in the law |
way path way of life | a course of conduct, the path of virtue, we went our separate ways, our paths in life led us apart, genius usually follows a revolutionary path |
nightlife night life | the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion (as at the theater, a nightclub, etc.), a futile search for intelligent nightlife, in the summer the nightlife shifts to the dance clubs |
sporting life | active interest in gambling on sports events |
nightlife night life | the entertainment available to people seeking nighttime diversion |
walk of life walk | careers in general, it happens in all walks of life |
business life professional life | a career in industrial or commercial or professional activities |
extravagance prodigality lavishness highlife high life | excessive spending |
cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR cardiac resuscitation mouth-to-mouth resuscitation kiss of life | an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration, the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing, attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen |
sexual love lovemaking making love love love life | sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people, his lovemaking disgusted her, he hadn't had any love in months, he has a very complicated love life |
reproduction procreation breeding facts of life | the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring |
natural family planning | any of several methods of family planning that do not involve sterilization or contraceptive devices or drugs, coitus is avoided during the fertile time of a woman's menstrual cycle |
birth control birth prevention family planning | limiting the number of children born |
basal body temperature method of family planning basal body temperature method | natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation |
ovulation method of family planning ovulation method | natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus, ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery |
life class | an art class using a live human model |
planning | the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise |
city planning town planning urban planning | determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community |
planning | an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action, the planning was more fun than the trip itself |
Jaws of Life | hydraulic tool inserted into a wrecked vehicle and used to pry the wreckage apart in order to provide access to people trapped inside |
life buoy lifesaver life belt life ring | a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material |
life jacket life vest cork jacket | life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design |
life mask | a cast taken from the face of a living person |
life office | life assurance office |
life preserver preserver flotation device | rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning |
life raft Carling float | a raft to use if a ship must be abandoned in an emergency |
life-support system life support | medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive, the patient is on life support |
life-support system life support | equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions, the astronauts relied on their life-support systems |
safety belt life belt safety harness | belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt |
still life | a painting of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers |
liveliness life spirit sprightliness | animation and energy in action or expression, it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it |
life style life-style lifestyle modus vivendi | a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes |
right to life | the right to live |
life form | the characteristic bodily form of a mature organism |
fantasy life phantasy life | an imaginary life lived in a fantasy world |
planning preparation provision | the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening, his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties |
real world real life | the practical world as opposed to the academic world, a good consultant must have a lot of experience in the real world |
life living | the experience of being alive, the course of human events and activities, he could no longer cope with the complexities of life |
life science bioscience | any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms |
urban planning | the branch of architecture dealing with the design and organization of urban space and activities |
biography life life story life history | an account of the series of events making up a person's life |
Life Saver | a candy shaped like a small lifesaver |
bread breadstuff staff of life | food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked |
elixir of life | a hypothetical substance believed to maintain life indefinitely, once sought by alchemists |
planning commission | a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments |
advisory board planning board | a board appointed to advise the chief administrator |
pro-life faction | those who argue that induced abortion is killing and should be prohibited |
life | a motive for living, pottery was his life |