a toxic condition caused by ingesting or inhaling mercury; acute mercury poisoning causes a metallic taste and vomiting and diarrhea and kidney problems that may lead to death
syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours; "he was suffering from radiation"
loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy load; "a summer resort...encumbered with great clapboard-and-stucco hotels"- A.J.Liebling; "a hiker encumbered with a heavy backpack"; "an encumbered estate"
showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; or marked by guilt; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds"; "a guilty conscience"; "guilty behavior"
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"
of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail"
uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble; "made things warm for the bookies"
characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement; "a warm debate"
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat; "a warm body"; "a warm room"; "a warm climate"; "a warm coat"
psychologically warm; friendly and responsive; "a warm greeting"; "a warm personality"; "warm support"
(color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows; "warm reds and yellows and orange"
make warm or warmer; "The blanket will warm you"
get warm or warmer; "The soup warmed slowly on the stove"
having or relating to a physical material body; "bodily existence"
affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect"; "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic illness"
of or relating to or belonging to the body; "a bodily organ"; "bodily functions"
in bodily form; "he was translated bodily to heaven"
primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family"
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities; "the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"; "the church welcomed new members into its fellowship"