| NOUN | shape | lifeline, line of life, life line | a crease on the palm |
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| cognition | lifeline | support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection) | |
| artifact | lifeline | line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver | |
| artifact | lifeline | line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning |
| Sounds | lay'flay.n | |
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| Rhymes | affine ... wine: 145 rhymes with ayn... | |
| Meaning | A crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live. | |
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| Synonyms | line of life, life line | |
| Broader | wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line | A slight depression in the smoothness of a surface |
| Spanish | línea de la vida | |
| Meaning | support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection). | |
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| Examples |
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| Broader | support | Something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest |
| Meaning | Line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver. | |
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| Broader | line | Something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible |
| Meaning | Line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning. | |
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| Narrower | ridge rope | Either of a pair of lifelines running alongside the bowsprit of a ship |
| Broader | line | Something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible |
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