a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do; "he breathed his last"
holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
the last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"
occurring at the time of death; "his last words"; "the last rites"
lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place"
coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel"
highest in extent or degree; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually"
most unlikely or unsuitable; "the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job"
more recently than any other time; "I saw him last in London"
the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values"
persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"
the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times
exerting force or containing energy; "live coals"; "tossed a live cigarette out the window"; "got a shock from a live wire"; "live ore is unmined ore"; "a live bomb"; "a live ball is one in play"
of current relevance; "a live issue"; "still a live option"
in current use or ready for use; "live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread"
abounding with life and energy; "the club members are a really live bunch"
actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing; "a live television program"; "brought to you live from Lincoln Center"; "live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience"
charged with an explosive; "live ammunition"; "a live bomb"
not recorded; "the opera was broadcast live"
lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war"
pursue a positive and satisfying existence; "You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live"