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LIFELINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("lifeline" is a kind of...):
line (something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lifeline"):
ridge rope (either of a pair of lifelines running alongside the bowsprit of a ship)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("lifeline" is a kind of...):
line (something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection)
Example:
she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("lifeline" is a kind of...):
support (something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
Synonyms:
life line; lifeline; line of life
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("lifeline" is a kind of...):
crease; crinkle; furrow; line; seam; wrinkle (a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface)
