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lifeblood

life·blood

lifeblood

 
pronunciation:
laIf bluhd
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Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the blood essential to life.
definition 2: anything that gives life or animation to something; that which is indispensable.
Her enthusiasm is the lifeblood of the organization.
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)lifeblood agricultural, corporate, economic, financial, harsh, intellectual, liberal, like, modern, native, rich, very
verb + (n.)lifeblood choke, depend, drain, flow, pour, pump, threaten
noun + (n.)lifeblood Help access, artery, bane, business, capital, christianity, civilization, colony, communication, community, competition, credit, democracy, desert, economy, industry, information, innovation, insurance, island, liquor, magazine, network, oil, operation, opposition, organization, park, petroleum, politics, recruiting, red, region, river, rock, rumor, sales, soul, spending, spirit, spontaneity, sport, supply, tea, tourism, tourist, town, trade, village, water, writing [See all][See only the most frequent]