LIFELINE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning
   Hypernyms(s) lifeline is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • line (what does line mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • ridge rope (what does ridge rope mean?)
2. Meaning
   • line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver
   Hypernyms(s) lifeline is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • line (what does line mean?)
3. Meaning
   • support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin
   • she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief
   Hypernyms(s) lifeline is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • support (what does support mean?)
   • connection (what does connection mean?)
   • link (what does link mean?)
   • connectedness (what does connectedness mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a crease on the palm
   • its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
   Synonym(s)
   • life line (what does life line mean?)
   • line of life (what does line of life mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) lifeline is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wrinkle (what does wrinkle mean?)
   • furrow (what does furrow mean?)
   • crease (what does crease mean?)
   • crinkle (what does crinkle mean?)
   • seam (what does seam mean?)
   • line (what does line mean?)