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Existing; living
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  1. Existing; living
  2. Being in existence:
  3. Being in evidence; present:
alive
(Sports) In play; live:
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  1. (Sports) In play; live:
  2. Full of activity or animation; lively:
  3. Full of living or moving things; abounding:
existing
That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.
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  1. That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.
breathing
That breathes; living; alive
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  1. That breathes; living; alive
awake
Fully alert; attuned.
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  1. Fully alert; attuned.
  2. Active or alert; aware
  3. (By extension) Alert, aware.
brisk
Keen or sharp in speech or manner:
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  1. Keen or sharp in speech or manner:
  2. Active; busy
  3. Stimulating or invigorating.
alert
Watchful and ready, as in facing danger
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  1. Watchful and ready, as in facing danger
  2. Quick in thought or action; active; nimble
  3. Attentive; awake; on guard.
existence
Specific presence; occurrence:
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  1. Specific presence; occurrence:
  2. All that exists:
  3. A mode or manner of existing:
sustenance
The supporting of life or health; maintenance or means of livelihood:
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  1. The supporting of life or health; maintenance or means of livelihood:
  2. That which sustains life; nourishment
  3. One's means of livelihood; maintenance; support
maintenance
(Law) The wrongful aiding of another in the pursuit or defense of a lawsuit, especially in jurisdictions where nonparties are legally prohibited to provide financial assistance.
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  1. (Law) The wrongful aiding of another in the pursuit or defense of a lawsuit, especially in jurisdictions where nonparties are legally prohibited to provide financial assistance.
  2. A maintaining or being maintained; upkeep, support, defense, etc.; specif., the work of keeping a building, machinery, etc. in good repair
  3. To assist a party to a lawsuit with which one has no connection by providing financial or other support to enable the party to pursue the matter.
flesh-and-blood
The human body, esp. as subject to its natural limitations
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  1. The human body, esp. as subject to its natural limitations
  2. One's relatives or relations.
  3. Human nature or physical existence, together with its weaknesses.
alive
Having life; living.
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  1. Having life; living.
  2. Full of activity or animation; lively:
  3. Full of living or moving things; abounding:
existent
Occurring or present at the moment; current.
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  1. Occurring or present at the moment; current.
  2. Having life or being; existing.
  3. Having existence or being; existing
existing
That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.
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  1. That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.
extant
(Archaic) Standing out; conspicuous
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  1. (Archaic) Standing out; conspicuous
  2. Still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct:
alive
Having life; living.
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  1. Having life; living.
  2. (Sports) In play; live:
  3. Full of living or moving things; abounding:
animate
Frequently moving; active or vigorous:
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  1. Frequently moving; active or vigorous:
  2. Possessing life; living.
  3. Belonging to the class of nouns that stand for living things:
animated
Endowed with life; full of life or spirit; indicating animation; lively; vigorous.
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  1. Endowed with life; full of life or spirit; indicating animation; lively; vigorous.
  2. Filled with activity, vigor, or spirit; lively:
  3. Alive or seeming alive; living or lifelike
live
(Sports) In play:
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  1. (Sports) In play:
  2. (Informal) Full of life, excitement, or activity; lively:
  3. Glowing; burning:
vital
Necessary to the continuation of life; life-sustaining:
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  1. Necessary to the continuation of life; life-sustaining:
  2. Concerned with or recording data pertinent to lives:
  3. Used or done on a living cell or tissue:
alimentation
Feeding, being fed; the provision of food and other necessities.
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  1. Feeding, being fed; the provision of food and other necessities.
  2. The act or process of giving or receiving nourishment.
  3. Support; sustenance
alimony
An allowance that a court orders paid to a person by that person's spouse or former spouse after a legal separation or divorce or while legal action on this is pending
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  1. An allowance that a court orders paid to a person by that person's spouse or former spouse after a legal separation or divorce or while legal action on this is pending
  2. A means of livelihood; maintenance.
  3. (Law) An allowance for support made under court order to a divorced person by the former spouse, usually the chief provider during the marriage. Alimony may also be granted without a divorce, as between legally separated persons.
bread
Any baked food like bread but made with a batter
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  1. Any baked food like bread but made with a batter
  2. A staple food made from flour or meal mixed with other dry and liquid ingredients, usually combined with a leavening agent, and kneaded, shaped into loaves, and baked.
  3. Means of support; livelihood:
bread and butter
Used other than as an idiom: see bread,"Ž butter.
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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see bread,"Ž butter.
  2. (Idiomatic) That which is central or fundamental, as to one's business, survival, or income; a staple or cornerstone.
  3. Means of support; livelihood.
keep
(Rare) A keeping or being kept
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  1. (Rare) A keeping or being kept
  2. Care; charge:
  3. The means by which one is supported:
livelihood
A person's means of supporting himself. [from 14th c.]
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  1. A person's means of supporting himself. [from 14th c.]
  2. Means of living or of supporting life; subsistence
  3. Means of support; subsistence.
maintenance
(Law) The act of interfering unlawfully in a suit between others by helping either party, as by giving money, to carry it on
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  1. (Law) The act of interfering unlawfully in a suit between others by helping either party, as by giving money, to carry it on
  2. Means of support or sustenance; livelihood
  3. A maintaining or being maintained; upkeep, support, defense, etc.; specif., the work of keeping a building, machinery, etc. in good repair
subsistence
The act of providing sustenance
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  1. The act of providing sustenance
  2. (Philos.) The status of something that exists in itself as an individual whole
  3. Means of support or livelihood; often, specif., the barest means in terms of food, clothing, and shelter needed to sustain life
support
Something which supports. Often used attributively, as a complement or supplement to.
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  1. Something which supports. Often used attributively, as a complement or supplement to.
  2. The provision of money or the necessities of life:
  3. The act of supporting:
sustenance
Something, especially food, that sustains life or health:
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  1. Something, especially food, that sustains life or health:
  2. Something that sustains something else; essential support:
  3. One's means of livelihood; maintenance; support
upkeep
The cost of such maintenance.
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  1. The cost of such maintenance.
  2. The act of keeping up buildings, equipment, etc.; maintenance
  3. Maintenance in proper operation, condition, and repair.
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