lifeguard |
a person hired to watch over a swimming area and rescue anyone who might be drowning. |
life jacket |
a life preserver in the form of a vest or jacket with no sleeves. |
lifeless |
having or appearing to have no life; unconscious. [2 definitions] |
lifelike |
looking like something in real life. |
lifelong |
going on throughout the whole of a person's life. |
life preserver |
a device used to help a person float in water and not drown. A life preserver is usually made in the shape of a ring, belt, or vest. |
life span |
the length of time that a human, animal, or plant lives or can be expected to live. |
lifestyle |
the general way of life of a person or group, including typical jobs and activities, attitudes towards work and money, values, and the like. |
lifetime |
the time during which a person's life goes on. [2 definitions] |
lift |
to bring upward; raise. [9 definitions] |
lift a finger |
to make an effort to help or do work. |
liftoff |
the moment of launching a missile or rocket, or the movement of the rocket itself. |
ligament |
a band of tough tissue that connects bones or supports muscles or organs. |
light1 |
the form of energy that makes it possible for the eye to see. The sun produces light. [11 definitions] |
light2 |
not heavy, full, intense, or powerful. [4 definitions] |
light bulb |
a glass object that fits into a lamp or similar device and produces light. |
lighten1 |
to become brighter or lighter in color. [2 definitions] |
lighten2 |
to reduce the weight of. [2 definitions] |
lighthearted |
cheerful or gay; carefree. |
lighthouse |
a tower with a flashing light for guiding ships and warning them of dangers in the water. |
lighting |
the type and arrangement of lights in an area. |