| lifeline |
an anchored line or rope thrown to support a person in danger of drowning or falling. [5 definitions] |
| lifelong |
continuing throughout the whole of one's life. |
| life net |
a strong net used by firefighters or others to catch people forced to jump from a burning building. |
| life preserver |
a buoyant device for keeping a person afloat and preventing drowning, usu. made in the shape of a ring, belt, or jacket. |
| life raft |
a small, usu. inflatable raft for use by people forced to abandon a boat or ship. |
| lifesaver |
a person or animal that saves another from death, esp. from drowning. [2 definitions] |
| life-size |
having the size of an original object. |
| life span |
the length of time that an individual of any species lives or can be expected to live. |
| lifestyle |
the general mode of living of a person or group, including attitudes, occupational and class characteristics, financial priorities, possessions, and the like. |
| life-support |
of or pertaining to equipment or procedures that can sustain life, either when a bodily system fails or when a living body is in a hostile environment, such as space. |
| life-support system |
a system of equipment, esp. in a hospital, that keeps a person alive when he or she might otherwise die. [2 definitions] |
| life-threatening |
having the potential to kill, as an injury or disease. |
| lifetime |
the time during which a person's life continues. [3 definitions] |
| lifework |
all the work, or the most important work, of one's life. |
| Liffey |
a river in eastern Ireland that flows through Dublin. |
| lift |
to move (something) upward; raise. [12 definitions] |
| liftable |
combined form of lift. |
| lift a finger |
to make an attempt to work or help. |
| liftoff |
the moment of launching a missile or rocket, or the motion itself. |
| ligament |
a band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or supports muscles or organs. |
| ligand |
in biochemistry, a molecule that binds to a target biomolecule, usually a protein. [2 definitions] |