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 |
view survey sight | the act of looking or seeing or observing, he tried to get a better view of it, his survey of the battlefield was limited |
life class | an art class using a live human model |
finder viewfinder view finder | optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest |
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 |
scene view | graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept, he painted scenes from everyday life, figure shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment |
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 |
view | outward appearance, they look the same in outward view |
life style life-style lifestyle modus vivendi | a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes |
point of view | the spatial property of the position from which something is observed |
horizon view purview | the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated, It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge |
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 |
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 |
field field of view | the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument) |
view aspect prospect scene vista panorama | the visual percept of a region, the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views |
side view | a view from the side of something |
opinion sentiment persuasion view thought | a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty, my opinion differs from yours, I am not of your persuasion, what are your thoughts on Haiti? |
view | purpose, the phrase `with a view to' means `with the intention of' or `for the purpose of', he took the computer with a view to pawning it |
life science bioscience | any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms |
position view perspective | a way of regarding situations or topics etc., consider what follows from the positivist view |
bird's eye view panoramic view | a situation or topic as if viewed from an altitude or distance |
point of view viewpoint stand standpoint | a mental position from which things are viewed, we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians, teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events |
Weltanschauung world view | a comprehensive view of the world and human life |
biography life life story life history | an account of the series of events making up a person's life |
opinion view | a message expressing a belief about something, the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof, his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page |