LIFELINE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)

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)

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)