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3 : a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next below a lieutenant commander

— lieu·ten·an·cy noun

lieutenant colonel noun : a commissioned officer (as in the army) ranking next below a colonel

lieutenant commander noun : a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next below a commander

lieutenant general noun : a commissioned officer (as in the army) ranking next below a general

lieutenant governor noun : a deputy or subordinate governor

lieutenant junior grade noun, plural lieutenants junior grade : a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next below a lieutenant

life noun, plural lives 1 : the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body or inanimate matter; also : a state of an organism characterized esp. by capacity for metabolism, growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction

2 : the physical and mental experiences of an individual

3 : a written history of a person's life : BIOGRAPHY

4 : a specific phase or period

5 : the period from birth to death; also : a sentence of imprisonment for the remainder of a person's life

6 : a way of living

7 : a vital or living being; specif : PERSON

8 : a lively or brisk quality in a person or a person's actions

9 : living beings

10 : animate activity

11 : one providing interest and vigor <~ of the party>

Synonyms

[4] date, duration, lifetime, run, standing, time—more at DURATION

[6] civilization, culture, lifestyle, society—more at CIVILIZATION

[8] dash, drive, energy, ginger, go, hardihood, pep, sap, snap, vigor, vim, vitality, zing, zip—more at VIGOR

life·blood noun : a basic source of strength and vitality

life·boat noun : a sturdy boat designed for use in saving lives at sea

life·guard noun : a usu. expert swimmer employed to safeguard bathers

life·less adjective : having no life

Synonyms

breathless, dead, deceased, defunct, gone, late—more at DEAD

life·like adjective : accurately representing or imitating real life

Synonyms

natural, near, realistic—more at NATURAL

life·line noun 1 : a line to which persons may cling for safety

2 : something considered vital for survival

life·long adjective : continuing through life

life preserver noun : a buoyant device designed to save a person from drowning

lif·er noun 1 : a person sentenced to life imprisonment

2 : a person who makes a career in the armed forces

life raft noun : a raft for use by people forced into the water

life·sav·ing noun : the skill or practice of saving or protecting lives esp. of drowning persons

— life·sav·er noun

life science noun : a branch of science (as biology, medicine, and sometimes anthropology or sociology) that deals with living organisms and life processes — usu. used in pl.

— life scientist noun

life span noun : the duration of existence of an individual

life·style noun : a way of living

Synonyms

civilization, culture, life, society—more at CIVILIZATION

life·time noun : the duration of an individual's existence

Synonyms

date, duration, life, run, standing, time—more at DURATION

life·work noun : the entire or principal work of one's lifetime; also : a work extending over a lifetime

life·world noun : the total of an individual's physical surroundings and everyday experiences

LIFO abbreviation last in, first out

1lift verb 1 : to raise from a lower to a higher position : ELEVATE; also : RISE, ASCEND

2 : to put an end to : STOP

3 : to pay off <~ a mortgage>

— lift·er noun

Synonyms

boost, crane, elevate, heave, heft, heighten, hike, hoist, jack, pick up, raise, up, uphold—more at RAISE

arise, ascend, climb, mount, rise, soar, up—more at ASCEND

2lift noun 1 : LOAD

2 : the action or an instance of lifting

3 : the act of assisting or the help supplied; also : a ride along one's way

4 : RISE, ADVANCE

5 chiefly British : ELEVATOR

6 : an elevation of the spirits

7 : the upward force that is developed by a moving airfoil and that opposes the pull of gravity

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