Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun life_line

1 sense of life line

Sense 1
line of life, life line, lifeline -- (a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live)
       => wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line -- (a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles")


3 of 4 senses of lifeline

Sense 2
lifeline -- (support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection); "the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin"; "she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief")
       => support -- (something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest; "the policy found little public support"; "his faith was all the support he needed"; "the team enjoyed the support of their fans")

Sense 3
lifeline -- (line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver)
       => line -- (something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line")

Sense 4
lifeline -- (line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning)
       => line -- (something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line")