life expectancy |
the statistically predicted length of time that an individual of any species can be expected to live. |
life force |
see "élan vital." |
life form |
a living, or once living, organism. |
life-giving |
able to give life; revitalizing; refreshing; inspiring. |
lifeguard |
a person employed to watch over a swimming area and rescue anyone who might be drowning. |
life history |
the history of changes undergone by an organism in the course of its lifetime from conception to death. [3 definitions] |
life insurance |
insurance that guarantees payment of a specific sum to a named beneficiary upon the death of the insured or to a policyholder who reaches a certain specified age. |
life jacket |
a life preserver in the form of a sleeveless vest or jacket; life vest. |
lifeless |
having or appearing to have no life; inanimate; unconscious. [3 definitions] |
lifelike |
closely resembling or simulating real life. |
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] |