| life span |
the length of time that a human, animal, or plant lives or can be expected to live. |
| life-giving |
able to give life; revitalizing; refreshing; inspiring. |
| life-size |
having the size of an original object. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| love life |
that part of a person's life involving love or sexual relationships. |
| marine life |
plants and animals that live in the sea. |
| pro-life |
holding the view that abortion to end a pregnancy is morally wrong. |
| real life |
reality; not fiction, fantasy, or representation of reality. |
| real-life |
pertaining to or occurring in reality, as opposed to fiction. |
| right-to-life |
of or pertaining to a belief, organization, political party, or the like that is opposed to artificially induced abortion, esp. legalized abortion; anti-abortion. |
| sea life |
see "marine life." |
| shelf life |
the length of time a product can be stored without spoiling or deteriorating. |
| staff of life |
bread, considered the most basic, necessary food. |
| still life |
the small objects, such as fruit, flowers, and bottles, that are used as subjects for a painting or photograph. [2 definitions] |
| tree of life |
in the Bible, a tree in the Garden of Eden bearing fruit that would confer immortality to one who ate it. [3 definitions] |
| true-life |
like or accurately depicting reality. |
| walk of life |
job or social position. |