| a new lease on life |
an opportunity to live a happier life because of improved circumstances. |
| change of life |
menopause. |
| come to life |
to become lively or vigorous. [3 definitions] |
| future life |
life after death; afterlife. |
| half-life |
in physics, the time required for disintegration of half the atoms in a given quantity of radioactive material. |
| Jaws of Life |
trademark for an air-pressured tool having a pincerlike device able to rip apart a badly damaged vehicle in order to free a person trapped within. |
| larger-than-life |
having qualities or behaviors that seem magnified or exaggerated beyond those of ordinary human beings; impressive; imposing. |
| lead a dog's life |
to have a life that is unhappy and filled with trouble. |
| life belt |
a life preserver that fastens around a person's waist like a belt. |
| life buoy |
a buoyant ring-shaped device usu. kept on boats, used to keep a person afloat until he or she can be rescued. |
| life cycle |
the sequence of changes that a living thing goes through as it grows and develops. Birth, growth, reproduction, aging, and death are all stages in the life cycle of an animal. |
| 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 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 vest or jacket with no sleeves. |
| life net |
a strong net used by firefighters or others to catch people forced to jump from a burning building. |
| life preserver |
a device used to help a person float in water and not drown. A life preserver is usually made in the shape of a ring, belt, or vest. |
| life raft |
a small, usu. inflatable raft for use by people forced to abandon a boat or ship. |