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[ noncount ] energy; being busy and interested Young children are full of life .

life • boat / laifbout / noun [ count ]

a boat that goes to help people who are in danger in the

ocean

life cycle / ' laif isaikl / noun [ count ]

( biology ) the stages of development that a plant or an animal goes through from the beginning of its life to the end

the life cycle of a frog

life • guard / ' laifgard / noun [ count ]

a person at a beach or a swimming pool whose job is to help people who are in danger in the water

life jack .et / 'lmf^sebt/

( also life vest / laif vest / ) noun [ count ]

a special jacket with no sleeves that can be filled with air. You wear it to help you float if you fall in the water.

life • like / ' laiflaik / adjective

looking like the real person or thing That statue looks very lifelike.

life • style / ' laifstail / noun [ count, noncount ]

the way that you live They have a healthy lifestyle.

life • time / ' laiftaim/ noun [ count ]

all the time that you are alive

There have been a lot of changes in my grandma's lifetime.

lift 1© / lift / verb (lifts , lift ing , lift ed )

1 to move someone or something to a higher position

can't lift this box. It's too heavy. Lift your arm up .

to end or remove a rule or law

The ban on public meetings has been lifted.

to go up and disappear into the air

The clouds lifted toward the end of the day.

lift2 / lift / noun

[ singular ] a feeling of happiness or excitement Her kind words gave us all a lift.

[ count ] a free trip in another person's car

Can you give me a lift downtown? —SYNONYM ride

lift • off / ' liftof / noun [ count ]

the moment when a spacecraft (= a vehicle that can travel into space ) leaves the ground

light 1 © / la it / noun

[ count, noncount ] the energy from the sun, a lamp, etc. that allows us to see things

The light was not very good so it was difficult to read. Strong sunlight is bad for the eyes.

[ count ] a thing that gives light, for example an electric lamp

Word building

A light can be on or off .

You can switch or turn a light on or off : Turn the lights off before you go to bed. ♦ It's getting dark. Should I switch the light on?

[ count ] something, for example a match, that you use to start a fire or start a cigarette burning

Do you have a light?

light 2© / lait / adjective (light er , light est)

full of natural light

In summer it's light until about nine o'clock. The room has a lot of windows so it's very light.

—ANTONYM dark

with a pale color a light blue shirt

—ANTONYM dark

easy to lift or move

Will you carry this bag for me? It's very light. —ANTONYM heavy

not very much or not very strong light rain

I had a light breakfast. ► light • ly / ' laitli / adverb She touched me lightly on the arm.

light 3© / lait / verb ( ights , light ing , lit / lit / or light ed , has lit or has ligh • ted )

to make something start to burn Will you light the fire?

She lit a candle.

to give light to something

The room is lit by two big lamps.

light bulb / ' lait Ьл1Ь / noun [ count ]

the glass part of an electric lamp that gives light

light • en / ' laitn / verb ( light • ens , light en • ing , light • ened )

to become lighter, or to make something lighter in color or weight

lighten up ( informal )

to become happier or less worried about something

light • er / ' laitar / noun [ count ]

a thing for lighting cigarettes

light • house / ' laithaus / noun [ count ]

a tall building by or in the ocean, with a strong light to show ships that there are rocks

—Look at the picture at cliff .

light • ing / ' laitig / noun [ noncount ]

the kind of lights that a place has electric lighting