life

1. life (noun) — sense 1

Definition: The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.

Example: I want my kids to live a good life.  He gave up on life.

2. life (noun) — sense 2

Definition: The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.: The status possessed by any of a number of entities, including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and sometimes viruses, which have the properties of replication and metabolism.

3. life (noun) — sense 3

Definition: The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a “living document”, “living constitution”, etc.

Example: The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience.

4. life (verb) — sense 1

Definition: To replace components whose operational lifetime has expired.

Example: Now, the aim of the design is to extract more cycles from the component under study, at each new engine generation requirements are driving a reduction in the margin for the error, as parts cannot stand any drop in properties. Thus, the lifing procedures are refined by means of new models or additional specific testing for limiting features to increase the life of the components; […]

5. life (intj) — sense 1

Definition: Synonym of God's life (an oath).