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life: living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life"; the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"; a motive for living; "pottery was his life"; a living person; "his heroism saved a life"; the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon"; the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living; "he hoped for a new life in Australia"; "he wanted to live his own life without interference from others"; a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life"; "city life"; "real life"; the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life"; the period between birth and the present time; "I have known him all his life"; the period from the present until death; "he appointed himself emperor for life"

safety belt collapse: belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt

life jacket collapse: life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design

water wings collapse: a life preserver consisting of a connected pair of inflatable bags that fit under a person's arms and provide buoyancy; used by children learning to swim

ejection seat collapse: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute

biological clock collapse: an innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of many physiological functions

life force collapse: (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms

life cycle collapse: a series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage; the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced

lifeboat collapse: a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship

heartbeat collapse: an animating or vital unifying force; "New York is the commercial heartbeat of America"

enlivened collapse: made lively or spirited; "a meal enlivened by the music"; "a spirited debate"; made sprightly or cheerful

lap of luxury collapse: in conditions of wealth and comfort; "he was raised in the lap of luxury"

give birth collapse: cause_to_be_born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"; create or produce an idea; "Marx and Engels gave birth to communism"

immortality collapse: the quality or state of being immortal; perpetual life after death

lynch collapse: kill without legal sanction; "The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"

parachute collapse: rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall

vivify collapse: make more striking or animated; "his remarks always vivify an otherwise dull story"

anima collapse: (Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious

lifeblood collapse: an essential or life-giving force; "water is the lifeblood of India"; the blood considered as the seat of vitality

immolate collapse: offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction; "The Aztecs immolated human victims"; "immolate the valuables at the temple"

existent collapse: having existence or being or actuality; "an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient"; "much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran"

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