Definition of life

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Life (n.) The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death; also, the time during which this state continues; that state of an animal or plant in which all or any of its organs are capable of performing all or any of their functions; -- used of all animal and vegetable organisms..

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Lifespring :: Lifespring (n.) Spring or source of life.
Waste :: Waste (v.) Spoil, destruction, or injury, done to houses, woods, fences, lands, etc., by a tenant for life or for years, to the prejudice of the heir, or of him in reversion or remainder..
Umbraculiferous :: Umbraculiferous (a.) Bearing something like an open umbrella.
Vivificate :: Vivificate (v. t.) To give life to; to animate; to revive; to vivify.
Christianity :: Christianity (n.) Practical conformity of one's inward and outward life to the spirit of the Christian religio.
Genial :: Genial (a.) Contributing to, and sympathizing with, the enjoyment of life; sympathetically cheerful and cheering; jovial and inspiring joy or happiness; exciting pleasure and sympathy; enlivening; kindly; as, she was of a cheerful and genial disposition..
A Mensa Et Thoro :: A mensa et thoro () A kind of divorce which does not dissolve the marriage bond, but merely authorizes a separate life of the husband and wife..
Postmeridian :: Postmeridian (a.) Fig., belonging to the after portion of life; late..
Dissolution :: Dissolution (n.) The extinction of life in the human body; separation of the soul from the body; death.
Liveliness :: Liveliness (n.) An appearance of life, animation, or spirit; as, the liveliness of the eye or the countenance in a portrait..
Narthex :: Narthex (n.) A tall umbelliferous plant (Ferula communis). See Giant fennel, under Fennel..
Estrepement :: Estrepement (n.) A destructive kind of waste, committed by a tenant for life, in lands, woods, or houses..
Austere :: Austere () Severe in modes of judging, or living, or acting; rigid; rigorous; stern; as, an austere man, look, life..
Aliment :: Aliment (n.) That which nourishes; food; nutriment; anything which feeds or adds to a substance in natural growth. Hence: The necessaries of life generally: sustenance; means of support.
Homoeozoic :: Homoeozoic (a.) Pertaining to, or including, similar forms or kinds of life; as, homoeozoic belts on the earth's surface..
Remainder :: Remainder (n.) An estate in expectancy, generally in land, which becomes an estate in possession upon the determination of a particular prior estate, created at the same time, and by the same instrument; for example, if land be conveyed to A for life, and on his death to B, A's life interest is a particuar estate, and B's interest is a remainder, or estate in remainder..
Forfeit :: Forfeit (n.) A thing forfeit or forfeited; what is or may be taken from one in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, offense, neglect of duty, or breach of contract; hence, a fine; a mulct; a penalty; as, he who murders pays the forfeit of his life..
Domestic :: Domestic (a.) Of or pertaining to one's house or home, or one's household or family; relating to home life; as, domestic concerns, life, duties, cares, happiness, worship, servants..
Produce :: Produce (v. t.) To draw out; to extend; to lengthen; to prolong; as, to produce a man's life to threescore..
Laserwort :: Laserwort (n.) Any plant of the umbelliferous genus Laserpitium, of several species (as L. glabrum, and L. siler), the root of which yields a resinous substance of a bitter taste. The genus is mostly European..
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