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Nouns
(n)
line of life
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life line
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lifeline
a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
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(n)
lifeline
support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection)
“the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin”
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“she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief”
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(n)
lifeline
line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver
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(n)
lifeline
line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning
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