life line

  • 1Life line — Life Life (l[imac]f), n.; pl. {Lives} (l[imac]vz). [AS. l[imac]f; akin to D. lijf body, G. leib body, MHG. l[imac]p life, body, OHG. l[imac]b life, Icel. l[imac]f, life, body, Sw. lif, Dan. liv, and E. live, v. [root]119. See {Live}, and cf.… …

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  • 2life|line — «LYF LYN», noun, or life line, 1. a rope for saving life, such as one thrown to a person in the water or a line fired across a ship to haul aboard a breeches buoy. 2. a line across a deck or passageway of a ship to grab to prevent falling or… …

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  • 3Life-Line — is Heinlein s first published science fiction story (1939), about a man who builds a machine that will predict how long a person will live. It does this by sending a signal along the world line of a person and detecting the echo from the far… …

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  • 4life line — noun a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live • Syn: ↑line of life, ↑lifeline • Hypernyms: ↑wrinkle, ↑furrow, ↑crease, ↑crinkle, ↑seam, ↑ …

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  • 5Life Line — A life line is a Neuro Linguistic Programming concept.Life Line may also refer to:* Life Line ( Voyager episode), episode from the sixth season of Star Trek: Voyager * Life Line , Heinlein s first published science fiction story. * Lifeline… …

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  • 6life·line — /ˈlaıfˌlaın/ noun, pl lines [count] 1 : something which provides help or support that is needed for success or survival The river is the town s lifeline. The new jobs were an economic lifeline for a city in need of help. The radio was their… …

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  • 7life line — rope which is used to save lives; assistance which rescues a person from danger or trouble …

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  • 8life-line — …

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  • 9Life — (l[imac]f), n.; pl. {Lives} (l[imac]vz). [AS. l[imac]f; akin to D. lijf body, G. leib body, MHG. l[imac]p life, body, OHG. l[imac]b life, Icel. l[imac]f, life, body, Sw. lif, Dan. liv, and E. live, v. [root]119. See {Live}, and cf. {Alive}.] 1.… …

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  • 10Life annuity — Life Life (l[imac]f), n.; pl. {Lives} (l[imac]vz). [AS. l[imac]f; akin to D. lijf body, G. leib body, MHG. l[imac]p life, body, OHG. l[imac]b life, Icel. l[imac]f, life, body, Sw. lif, Dan. liv, and E. live, v. [root]119. See {Live}, and cf.… …

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