Being

noun

1. The quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body
2. A principle or force that is considered to underlie the distinctive quality of animate beings
3. An organismic state characterized by capacity for metabolism see metabolism, growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction
4. The sequence of physical and mental experiences that make up the existence of an individual

   "children … are the joy of our lives"

5. One or more aspects of the process of living

   "sex life of the frog"

6. Biography

   "the life of George Washington"

7. Spiritual existence transcending see transcend physical death

   "his craving … for the release into the life to come"

8. The period from birth to death
9. A specific phase of earthly existence

   "adult life"

10. The period from an event until death

    "a judge appointed for life"

11. A sentence of imprisonment for the remainder of a convict's life
12. A way or manner of living

    "the life of the colonists"

13. Livelihood

    "The fishing village drew its life from the sea."

14. A vital or living being
15. An animating and shaping force or principle

    "the life of the constitution … has been not logic but experience"

16. Spirit, animation

    "saw no life in her dancing"

17. The form or pattern of something existing in reality

    "painted from life"

18. The period of duration, usefulness, or popularity of something

    "the expected life of the batteries"

19. The period of existence (as of a subatomic particle) compare half-life
20. A property (such as resilience see resilience or elasticity) of an inanimate see inanimate substance or object resembling the animate quality of a living being
21. Living beings (as of a particular kind or environment)

    "forest life"

22. Human activities
23. Animate activity and movement

    "stirrings of life"

24. The activities of a given sphere, area, or time

    "the political life of the country"

25. One providing interest and vigor

    "life of the party"

26. An opportunity for continued viability

    "gave the patient a new life"

27. God
28. Something resembling animate life

    "a grant saved the project's life"

adjective

1. Of or relating to animate being
2. Lifelong

   "a life member"

3. Using a living model

   "a life class"

4. Of, relating to, or provided by life insurance

   "a life policy"

adjective

1. Involving or culminating in life or death vitally important as if involving life or death

noun

1. A life preserver in the form of a buoyant belt
2. Safety belt

noun

1. A ring-shaped life preserver

adjective

1. Of, relating to, or being a residential complex for elderly people that provides an apartment, personal and social services, and health care for life

adjective

1. Having or capable of having a significant impact on someone's life

   "a life-changing career opportunity"

noun

1. An advisor who helps people make decisions, set and reach goals, or deal with problems

noun

1. The series of stages in form and functional activity through which an organism passes between successive recurrences of a specified primary stage
2. Life history
3. A series of stages through which something (such as an individual, culture, or manufactured product) passes during its lifetime