Definitions of life
Definition 4 (noun): the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
Definition 5 (noun): animation and energy in action or expression
Definition 6 (noun): a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
Definition 7 (noun): a characteristic state or mode of living
Definition 8 (noun): a living person
Definition 9 (noun): a motive for living
Definition 10 (noun): living things collectively
Definition 11 (noun): the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living
Definition 12 (noun): the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones
Definition 13 (noun): the period between birth and the present time
Definition 14 (noun): the period from the present until death