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| animate |
alive; living. [1/6 definitions] |
| animated |
able to move as though alive. [1/3 definitions] |
| dead |
no longer alive. [1/8 definitions] |
| deceased |
no longer alive; dead. [1/2 definitions] |
| exist |
to stay alive; live. [2/3 definitions] |
| existence |
the condition of being alive or real. [1/3 definitions] |
| fresh |
feeling new and alive. [1/7 definitions] |
| grow |
to stay alive and healthy. [1/5 definitions] |
| life |
the state of being that sets animals and plants apart from rocks, minerals, and other things that are not alive. Things that have life grow, reproduce, and use energy. [2/7 definitions] |
| live2 |
being alive; having life. [1/4 definitions] |
| living |
alive at this time. [1/6 definitions] |
| phoenix |
(sometimes cap.) a beautiful bird in Egyptian mythology that lives for five hundred years, then sets itself on fire and rises alive again from the ashes. The phoenix is a symbol of immortality. |
| survival |
the act or fact of continuing to be alive or survive. |
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