| life | (noun) living things collectively | - |
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| (noun) animation and energy in action or expression | Synonyms: liveliness, spirit, sprightliness |
| (noun) the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities | Synonyms: living |
| (noun) an account of the series of events making up a person's life | Synonyms: biography, life history, life story |
| (noun) a motive for living | - |
| (noun) a living person | - |
| (noun) the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones | - |
| (noun) the condition of living or the state of being alive | Synonyms: aliveness, animation, living |
| (noun) a characteristic state or mode of living | - |
| (noun) the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living | - |
| (noun) the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) | Synonyms: life-time, lifespan, lifetime |
| (noun) the period between birth and the present time | - |
| (noun) the period from the present until death | - |
| (noun) a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives | Synonyms: life sentence |
| lifeblood | (noun) an essential or life-giving force | - |
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| (noun) the blood considered as the seat of vitality | - |
| lifeboat | (noun) a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship | - |
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| lifeguard | (noun) an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents | Synonyms: lifesaver |
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| lifelessness | (noun) not having life | Synonyms: inanimateness |
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| (noun) a state of no motion or movement | Synonyms: motionlessness, stillness |
| lifeline | (noun) line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning | - |
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| (noun) line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver | - |
| (noun) support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection) | - |
| (noun) a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live | Synonyms: life line, line of life |
| lifer | (noun) a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment | - |
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| lifesaver | (noun) a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material | Synonyms: life belt, life buoy, life ring |
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| (noun) an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents | Synonyms: lifeguard |
| lifesaving | (noun) saving the lives of drowning persons | - |
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| lifespan | (noun) the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) | Synonyms: life-time, life, lifetime |
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| lifestyle | (noun) a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes | Synonyms: life-style, life style, modus vivendi |
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| lifetime | (noun) the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) | Synonyms: life-time, life, lifespan |
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| lifework | (noun) the principal work of your career | - |
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| lift | (noun) the act of raising something | Synonyms: heave, raise |
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| (noun) plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised | Synonyms: cosmetic surgery, face lift, face lifting, facelift, nip and tuck, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty |
| (noun) the act of giving temporary assistance | - |
| (noun) a ride in a car | - |
| (noun) transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) | Synonyms: airlift |
| (noun) lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building | Synonyms: elevator |
| (noun) a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill | Synonyms: ski lift, ski tow |
| (noun) one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot | - |
| (noun) a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg | - |
| (noun) the event of something being raised upward | Synonyms: elevation, raising |
| (noun) a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground | Synonyms: rise |
| (noun) the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity | Synonyms: aerodynamic lift |
| lifter | (noun) an athlete who lifts barbells | Synonyms: weightlifter |
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| (noun) a thief who steals goods that are in a store | Synonyms: booster, shoplifter |
| liftgate | (noun) a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open | Synonyms: hatch, hatchback, hatchback door |
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| liftman | (noun) a man employed to operate an elevator | Synonyms: elevator boy, elevator man |
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| liftoff | (noun) the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad | - |
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