life /laɪf/
1. a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life"; "city life"; "real life"
synset: life
2. the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"
3. 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"; "get a life!" "he is trying to rebuild his life"
synset: life
4. the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"
synset: animation, life, living, aliveness
5. 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"
synset: life, lifetime, life-time, lifespan
6. the period between birth and the present time; "I have known him all his life"
synset: life
7. the period from the present until death; "he appointed himself emperor for life"
synset: life
8. a living person; "his heroism saved a life"
synset: life
9. animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
synset: liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness
10. living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life"
synset: life
11. the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon"
synset: life
12. an account of the series of events making up a person's life
synset: biography, life, life_story, life_history
13. a motive for living; "pottery was his life"
synset: life
14. a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; "he got life for killing the guard"
synset: life_sentence, life
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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