life | living things collectively, the oceans are teeming with life |
plant flora plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
assumption laying claim | the act of taking possession of or power over something, his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba, the Nazi assumption of power in , he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts |
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 |
life class | an art class using a live human model |
claim | demand for something as rightful or due, they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day |
insurance claim | demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy |
baggage claim | an area in an airport where arriving passengers can collect the luggage that has been carried in the hold of the aircraft |
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 |
claim title | an informal right to something, his claim on her attentions, his title to fame |
title claim | an established or recognized right, a strong legal claim to the property, he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate, he staked his claim |
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 |
life science bioscience | any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms |
claim form | a form to use when filing a claim |
biography life life story life history | an account of the series of events making up a person's life |
claim | an assertion of a right (as to money or property), his claim asked for damages |
claim | an assertion that something is true or factual, his claim that he was innocent, evidence contradicted the government's claims |
Parallel Lives | a collection of biographies of famous pairs of Greeks and Romans written by Plutarch, used by Shakespeare in writing some of his plays |
call claim | a demand especially in the phrase the call of duty |
wage claim pay claim | the wage demanded from management for workers by their union representatives |
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 |
pro-life faction | those who argue that induced abortion is killing and should be prohibited |