Cnidaria
(n. pl.) A comprehensive group equivalent to the true Coelenterata, i. e., exclusive of the sponges. They are so named from presence of stinging cells (cnidae) in the tissues. See Coelenterata. |
Coll
(v. t.) To embrace. |
Jelly
(n.) Anything brought to a gelatinous condition |
Jelly
(n.) The juice of fruits or meats boiled with sugar to an elastic consistence |
Jelly
(v. i.) To become jelly |
Jellyfish
(n.) Any one of the acalephs, esp. one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance. See Medusa. |
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 |
Life-weary
(a.) Weary of living. |
Sea jelly
() A medusa, or jellyfish. |
Self-life
(n.) Life for one's self |
Stage
(n.) A floor or story of a house. |
Stage
(n.) An elevated platform on which an orator may speak, a play be performed, an exhibition be presented, or the like. |
Stage
(n.) A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, or the like |
Stage
(n.) A platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf. |
Stage
(n.) The floor for scenic performances |
Stage
(n.) A place where anything is publicly exhibited |
Stage
(n.) The platform of a microscope, upon which an object is placed to be viewed. See Illust. of Microscope. |
Stage
(n.) A place of rest on a regularly traveled road |
Stage
(n.) A degree of advancement in a journey |
Stage
(n.) A degree of advancement in any pursuit, or of progress toward an end or result. |
Stage
(n.) A large vehicle running from station to station for the accomodation of the public |
Stage
(n.) One of several marked phases or periods in the development and growth of many animals and plants |
Stage
(v. t.) To exhibit upon a stage, or as upon a stage |
Stage-struck
(a.) Fascinated by the stage |
| 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 |
stage
leg | a section or portion of a journey or course, then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise |
| fare-stage | a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same |
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 |
stage dancing
choreography | a show involving artistic dancing |
business stage business
byplay | incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect, his business with the cane was hilarious |
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 |
| life class | an art class using a live human model |
Cnidaria
phylum Cnidaria
Coelenterata
phylum Coelenterata | hydras, polyps, jellyfishes, sea anemones, corals |
| jellyfish | any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans |
Portuguese man-of-war
man-of-war
jellyfish | large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles |
ctenophore
comb jelly | biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb |
bandstand
outdoor stage
stand | a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air |
| 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 |
| landing stage | platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded |
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 |
mise en scene
stage setting
setting | arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted |
safety belt
life belt safety harness | belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt |
| stage | a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience, he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box |
| stage microscope stage | a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination |
stagecoach
stage | a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns, we went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles |
| stage door | an entrance to the backstage area of theater, used by performers and other theater personnel |
stage set
set | representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production, the sets were meticulously authentic |
| still life | a painting of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers |
theater stage
theatre stage | a stage in a theater on which actors can perform |
| thrust stage | a theater stage that extends out into the audience's part of a theater and has seats on three sides |
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 |
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 |