| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | live, unrecorded | Actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing |
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| 2 | live | Showing characteristics of life | |
| 3 | live | Highly reverberant | |
| 4 | live | Charged with an explosive | |
| 5 | live, bouncy, lively, resilient, springy, whippy | Rebounds readily | |
| 6 | live | Abounding with life and energy | |
| 7 | live | In current use or ready for use | |
| 8 | live | Of current relevance | |
| 9 | live, hot | Charged or energized with electricity | |
| 10 | live | Having life | |
| 11 | live, alive | Capable of erupting | |
| ADVERB | 1 | live | Not recorded |
| VERB | 1 | live, dwell, shack, reside, inhabit, people, populate, domicile, domiciliate | Make one's home or live in |
| 2 | live | Lead a certain kind of life | |
| 3 | live, survive, last, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out | Continue to live | |
| 4 | live, exist, survive, subsist | Support oneself | |
| 5 | live, be | Have life, be alive | |
| 6 | live, know, experience | Have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations | |
| 7 | live | Pursue a positive and satisfying existence |
| Sounds | lay'v; lih'v |
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| Rhymes | alive, archive, arrive, and 20 more rhymes in ayv at the HyperDic website... |
| abortive, abrasive, abusive, and 298 more rhymes in ihv at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing. |
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| Examples | "a live television program"; "brought to you live from Lincoln Center"; "live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience" |
| Synonyms | unrecorded |
| Similar | unfilmed, untaped |
| Contrary | recorded |
| Meaning | Showing characteristics of life. Exerting force or containing energy. |
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| Examples | "live coals"; "tossed a live cigarette out the window"; "got a shock from a live wire"; "live ore is unmined ore"; "a live bomb"; "a live ball is one in play" |
| Similar | in play; living; smoldering, smouldering |
| Contrary | dead |
| Meaning | Highly reverberant. |
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| Examples | "a live concert hall" |
| Similar to | reverberant, ringing |
| Meaning | Charged with an explosive. |
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| Examples | "live ammunition"; "a live bomb" |
| Similar to | loaded |
| Meaning | Rebounds readily. |
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| Examples | "a lively tennis ball" |
| Synonyms | bouncy, lively, resilient, springy, whippy |
| Similar to | elastic |
| Meaning | Abounding with life and energy. |
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| Examples | "the club members are a really live bunch" |
| Similar to | lively |
| Usage | colloquialism |
| Meaning | In current use or ready for use. |
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| Examples | "live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread" |
| Category | printing, printing process |
| Similar to | current |
| Meaning | Of current relevance. |
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| Examples | "a live issue"; "still a live option" |
| Similar to | current |
| Meaning | Charged or energized with electricity. |
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| Examples | "a live wire" |
| Synonyms | hot |
| Category | electricity |
| Similar to | charged |
| Meaning | Having life. |
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| Examples | "a live canary"; "hit a live nerve" |
| Similar to | alive |
| Meaning | Capable of erupting. |
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| Examples | "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive" |
| Synonyms | alive |
| Similar to | active |
| Meaning | Not recorded. |
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| Examples | "the opera was broadcast live" |
| Meaning | Make one's home or live in. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "I live in a 200-year old house" |
| Synonyms | dwell, shack, reside, inhabit, people, populate, domicile, domiciliate |
| Narrower | neighbor, neighbour; rusticate; occupy, reside, lodge in; overpopulate; cohabit, shack up; lodge; camp, encamp, camp out, bivouac, tent; board, room |
| Broader | be |
| Participle | living |
| See also | live in; live out |
| Nouns | liver |
| Meaning | Lead a certain kind of life. Live in a certain style. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "we had to live frugally after the war" |
| Entails | exist, be |
| Narrower | move; dissipate; swing; unlive, live down; wanton; vegetate; pig, pig it; bushwhack; buccaneer; bachelor, bach; eke out; cash out |
| Similar to | live |
| Nouns | liver; living |
| Meaning | Continue to live. Endure or last. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something |
| Model | The business is going to live |
| Examples | "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents" |
| Synonyms | survive, last, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out |
| Entails | be, live |
| Narrower | stand up, hold up, hold water; perennate; live out |
| Similar to | be, live; exist, survive, live, subsist |
| Meaning | Support oneself. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s on something; Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?" |
| Synonyms | exist, survive, subsist |
| Narrower | breathe; indwell; freewheel, drift |
| Similar to | survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out |
| Meaning | Have life, be alive. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
| Examples | "My grandfather lived until the end of war" |
| Synonyms | be |
| Entailed by | survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out; outlive, outlast, survive |
| Similar to | survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out |
| Nouns | living |
| Meaning | Have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces" |
| Synonyms | know, experience |
| Narrower | taste; relive, live over |
| Broader | experience, undergo, see, go through |
| Meaning | Pursue a positive and satisfying existence. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Examples | "You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live" |
| Similar to | live |