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life
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- pronunciation:
- laIf
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
lives |
| definition 1: |
Life is the thing that is in people, plants, and animals that allows them to grow and to produce more things of their own kind. Things like rocks do not have life.
A doll can look very real, but it does not have life.- synonyms:
- being
- similar words:
- existence, nature
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| definition 2: |
When we use the word "life," we sometimes mean living things in general.
Pollution has affected the plant life in the area.Scientists have been searching for signs of life on the planet.- synonyms:
- being, organism
- similar words:
- creature, ecosystem, fauna, flora
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| definition 3: |
Life is the time between birth and death, or the collection of one's experiences during this time.
Ella's great grandmother has had a long life.I've only seen the ocean once in my life.- synonyms:
- lifetime
- similar words:
- age, existence, generation, survival, term
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"Life" sometimes means a person's way of living. If someone has an exciting life, they do exciting things.
My grandfather is old, but he still leads an active life.- synonyms:
- condition, existence
- similar words:
- being, career, circumstance, fortune, lot, situation
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| definition 5: |
When you are full of life, it means that you are full of energy.
My little sister is always happy and full of life.- synonyms:
- energy, liveliness
- similar words:
- passion
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| definition 6: |
The life of something, like a car or a washing machine, is the period of time that it lasts or works.
The life of our toaster has come to an end, so we have to buy a new one.- similar words:
- existence, period, span
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| related words: |
being, experience |
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associated with length of life |
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annual |
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changes in life |
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aging, birth, death, growth |
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opposite of life |
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death |
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some actions associated with life |
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feed, grow, move, reproduce |
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some stages of human life |
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adolescent, baby, child, infant, newborn, senior citizen, teenager, toddler, youth |
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some things that affect life |
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food, oxygen, sunlight, temperature, water |
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some things that are alive |
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animal, bacteria, fungus, human, parasite, plant, virus |
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study of life |
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biology |
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