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noun : LIVES
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life"; "city life"; "real life" ;
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3. (
) the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living; "he hoped for a new life in Australia"; "he wanted to live his own life without interference from others"; "get a life!" "he is trying to rebuild his life" ;
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4. (
) the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes" ;
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5. (
) the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life" ;
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6. (
) the period between birth and the present time; "I have known him all his life" ;
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7. (
) the period from the present until death; "he appointed himself emperor for life" ;
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8. (
) a living person; "his heroism saved a life" ;
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9. (
) animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" ;
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10. (
) living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life" ;
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11. (
) the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon" ;
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12. (
) an account of the series of events making up a person's life ;
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13. (
) a motive for living; "pottery was his life" ;
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14. (
) a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; "he got life for killing the guard" ;
verb : LIVES
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) be an inhabitant of or reside in; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods" ;
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2. (
) lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war" ;
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3. (
) continue to live and avoid dying; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" "One crash victim died, the other lived" ;
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6. (
) have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces" ;
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7. (
) pursue a positive and satisfying existence; "You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live" ;
Adjective : LIVES
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing; "a live television program"; "brought to you live from Lincoln Center"; "live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience" ;
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2. (
) exerting force or containing energy; "live coals"; "tossed a live cigarette out the window"; "got a shock from a live wire"; "live ore is unmined ore"; "a live bomb"; "a live ball is one in play" ;
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4. (
) highly reverberant; "a live concert hall" ;
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5. (
) charged with an explosive; "live ammunition"; "a live bomb" ;
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6. (
) elastic; rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf" ;
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7. (
) abounding with life and energy; "the club members are a really live bunch" ;
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8. (
) in current use or ready for use; "live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread" ;
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9. (
) of current relevance; "a live issue"; "still a live option" ;
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