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I am fourteen and have never had a girlfriend in my life. Is this okay?

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    Instructions Origin of Life Step 1: Part of life science is exploring from where life actually originated. For example, scientists study and teach the theory of evolution. Others subscribe to the theory of creationism as explained in the Bible. Cells Step 1: Cells are the basic parts of life and a fundamental concept studied in life sciences. The cell consists of one or more... more.

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    Instructions History Step 1: The first life jackets were made out of inflatable animal skins. Later, cork was used to make life jackets. Kapok was later added to cork. In 1852, the United States Congress made it mandatory to carry life jackets for every passenger on steamboats. Foam is the current material used today, which replaced cork and kapok. Function Step 1: Life jackets... more.

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    Instructions History Step 1: The FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health ensures that medical devices are safe for before they are allowed to be marketed. Such devices include those marketed by the company known as Life Alert. Life Alert is a personal emergency response company. Founded in 1987, it provides services throughout the United States. Life Alert employs more than 500... more.

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Life

Overview of noun life

The noun life has 14 senses (first 13 from tagged texts)

1. (509) life -- (a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life"; "city life"; "real life")
2. (364) life -- (the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living; "he hoped for a new life in Australia"; "he wanted to live his own life without interference from others")
3. (313) life, living -- (the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life")
4. (143) animation, life, living, aliveness -- (the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there|s life there|s hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes")
5. (107) life, lifetime, life-time, lifespan -- (the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life")
6. (60) life -- (the period between birth and the present time; "I have known him all his life")
7. (47) liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness -- (animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it")
8. (45) biography, life, life story, life history -- (an account of the series of events making up a person|s life)
9. (44) life -- (the period from the present until death; "he appointed himself emperor for life")
10. (35) life -- (a living person; "his heroism saved a life")
11. (31) life -- (living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life")
12. (17) life -- (a motive for living; "pottery was his life")
13. (12) life -- (the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon")
14. life sentence, life -- (a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; "he got life for killing the guard")

Translations
  • English: Life
  • Spanish: Vida
  • French: Vie
  • German: Leben
  • Italian: Vita
  • Japanese: 生活
  • Chinese: 生命
  • Russian: Жизнь