Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)lifea characteristic state or mode of living“social life”,
“city life”,
“real life” (n)life, livingthe experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities“he could no longer cope with the complexities of life” (n)lifethe 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” (n)animation, life, living, alivenessthe condition of living or the state of being alive“while there's life there's hope”,
“life depends on many chemical and physical processes” (n)life, lifetime, life-time, lifespanthe period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)“the battery had a short life”,
“he lived a long and happy life” (n)lifethe period between birth and the present time“I have known him all his life” (n)lifethe period from the present until death“he appointed himself emperor for life” (n)lifea living person“his heroism saved a life” (n)lifeliving things collectively“the oceans are teeming with life” (n)lifethe organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones“there is no life on the moon” (n)lifea motive for living“pottery was his life” (n)life sentence, lifea prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives“he got life for killing the guard” 