| life | |
| 1. n. The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and liv | |
| Having experienced both, the vampire decided that he preferred (un)death to life. He gave up on life. | |
| 2. n. (biology) The status possessed by any of a number of entities, including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and sometimes viruses, which have the proper | |
| 3. n. The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a "living document", "living constitution", etc. | |
| 4. n. Lifeforms, generally or collectively. | |
| It's life, but not as we know it. She discovered plant life on the planet. The rover discovered signs of life on the alien world. | |
| 5. n. A living individual; the fact of a particular individual being alive. (Chiefly when indicating individuals were lost (died) or saved.) | |
| Many lives were lost during the war. Her quick thinking saved many dogs' lives. | |
| 6. n. Existence | |
| Man's life on this planet has been marked by continual conflict. the eternal life of the soul | |
| 7. n. A worthwhile existence. | |
| He gets up early in the morning, works all day long — even on weekends — and hardly sees his family. That's no life! His life was ruined by | |
| 8. n. A particular aspect of existence. | |
| He struggled to balance his family life, social life and work life. sex life, political life | |
| 9. n. (informal) Social life. | |
| Get a life. | |
| 10. n. Something which is inherently part of a person's existence, such as job, family, a loved one, etc. | |
| She's my love, my life. Running the bakery is her life. | |
| 11. n. A period of time during which something has existence. | |
| 12. n. The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive. | |
| This light bulb is designed to have a life of 2,000 hours. | |
| 13. n. The span of time during which an object operates. | |
| 14. n. The period of time during which an object is recognizable. | |
| The life of this milk carton may be thousands of years in this landfill. | |
| 15. n. A particular phase or period of existence. | |
| 16. n. A period extending from a when a (positive or negative) office, punishment, etc is conferred on someone until that person dies (or, sometimes, reaches | |
| 17. n. # (colloquial) A life sentence; a period of imprisonment that lasts until the convict's death (or, sometimes, parole). | |
| 18. n. Animation; spirit; vivacity. | |
| 19. n. The most lively component or participant. | |
| 20. n. A biography. | |
| His life of the founder is finished, except for the title. | |
| 21. n. Nature, reality, and the forms that exist it. | |
| 22. n. An opportunity for existence. | |
| 23. n. (video games) One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made. | |
| Scoring 1000 points is rewarded with an extra life. | |
| 24. n. (baseball, softball) A chance for the batter (or batting team) to bat again, given as a result of an misplay by a member of the fielding team. | |
| 25. n. (insurance) The life insurance industry. | |
| I work in life. | |
| 26. n. A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract). | |
