Cost
(n.) A rib |
Cost
(n.) See Cottise. |
Cost
(imp. & p. p.) of Cost |
Cost
(v. t.) To require to be given, expended, or laid out therefor, as in barter, purchase, acquisition, etc. |
Cost
(v. t.) To require to be borne or suffered |
Cost
(v. t.) The amount paid, charged, or engaged to be paid, for anything bought or taken in barter |
Cost
(v. t.) Loss of any kind |
Cost
(v. t.) Expenses incurred in litigation. |
Cycle
(n.) An imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens |
Cycle
(n.) An interval of time in which a certain succession of events or phenomena is completed, and then returns again and again, uniformly and continually in the same order |
Cycle
(n.) An age |
Cycle
(n.) An orderly list for a given time |
Cycle
(n.) The circle of subjects connected with the exploits of the hero or heroes of some particular period which have served as a popular theme for poetry, as the legend of Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, and that of Charlemagne and his paladins. |
Cycle
(n.) One entire round in a circle or a spire |
Cycle
(n.) A bicycle or tricycle, or other light velocipede. |
Cycle
(v. i.) To pass through a cycle of changes |
Cycle
(v. i.) To ride a bicycle, tricycle, or other form of cycle. |
Life
(n.) The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death |
Life
(n.) Of human beings: The union of the soul and body |
Life
(n.) The potential principle, or force, by which the organs of animals and plants are started and continued in the performance of their several and cooperative functions |
Life
(n.) Figuratively: The potential or animating principle, also, the period of duration, of anything that is conceived of as resembling a natural organism in structure or functions |
Life
(n.) A certain way or manner of living with respect to conditions, circumstances, character, conduct, occupation, etc. |
Life
(n.) Animation |
Life
(n.) That which imparts or excites spirit or vigor |
Life
(n.) The living or actual form, person, thing, or state |
Life
(n.) A person |
Life
(n.) The system of animal nature |
Life
(n.) An essential constituent of life, esp. the blood. |
Life
(n.) A history of the acts and events of a life |
Life
(n.) Enjoyment in the right use of the powers |
Life
(n.) Something dear to one as one's existence |
Life-giving
(a.) Giving life or spirit |
Life-preserver
(n.) An apparatus, made in very various forms, and of various materials, for saving one from drowning by buoying up the body while in the water. |
Life-saving
(a.) That saves life, or is suited to save life, esp. from drowning |
Life-size
(a.) Of full size |
Lifetime
(n.) The time that life continues. |
Life-weary
(a.) Weary of living. |
Self-life
(n.) Life for one's self |
| 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 |
| cost cutting | the act of cutting costs |
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 |
| cost accounting | keeping account of the costs of items in production |
| cost analysis | breaking down the costs of some operation and reporting on each factor separately |
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 |
| life class | an art class using a live human model |
bicycle
bike
wheel cycle | a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals |
| 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 |
pedicab
cycle rickshaw | a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling), used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire, boys who once pulled rickshaws now pedal pedicabs |
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 |
rise boost
hike cost increase | an increase in cost, they asked for a % rise in rates |
monetary value
price
cost | the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold), the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver, he puts a high price on his services, he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection |
| average cost | total cost for all units bought (or produced) divided by the number of units |
marginal cost
incremental cost
differential cost | the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output |
| price cost toll | value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something, the cost in human life was enormous, the price of success is hard work, what price glory? |
| 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 |
| cost-benefit analysis | an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs |
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 |
biography
life
life story
life history | an account of the series of events making up a person's life |
| cost-plus contract | a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit |
consumer price index
CPI
cost-of-living index | an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer |
| cycle of rebirth | (Hinduism) repeated rebirth in new forms |
| cycle oscillation | a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon, a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons |
| cardiac cycle | the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next, an electrical impulse conducted through the heart muscle that constricts the atria which is followed by constriction of the ventricles, the cardiac cycle can be shown on an electrocardiogram |