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11 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• lifeline n. A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling.
• lifeline n. (By extension) A source of salvation in a crisis.
• lifeline n. A means or route for transporting indispensable supplies.
• lifeline n. (Engineering) System or structure of vital importance to a community.
• lifeline n. (Nautical) On the deck of a boat, a line to which one can attach oneself to stay aboard on rough seas.
• lifeline n. (Underwater diving) A line from the diver to a tender at the surface control point.
• lifeline n. (Palmistry) A particular crease in the palm.
• life-line n. Alternative spelling of lifeline.
• life␣line n. Alternative spelling of lifeline.

— In Dutch —

• lifeline n. Reddingslijn waarmee iemand vast zit aan een schip.
• lifeline n. (Figuurlijk) de lijn die je verbindt met de rest van de wereld.

57 English words from 9 English definitions

aboard Alternative attach boat By␣extension can cling community control control␣point crease crisis deck diver diving drowning Engineering extension falling falling␣victim for from importance indispensable lifeline line may means Nautical of␣a one oneself On␣the On␣the␣deck palm Palmistry particular point rough route salvation seas source spelling stay structure supplies surface System tender the transporting Underwater victim vital which which␣one

7 English words from 2 foreign definitions

die een met rest van vast zit

10 foreign words from 2 foreign definitions

aan Figuurlijk iemand lijn Reddingslijn schip verbindt waarmee wereld zit␣aan

3 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

lifelines life-lines life␣lines

16 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Eli feline Ife -ine lif LIF life Life lin Lin -lin lin. Lin. line Line LINE

13 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

EFI fil FIL Fil- ile Ile %ile -ile ile- nil NIL nil- Nile

6 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

fieldline field␣line fillipeen lifelines life-lines life␣lines

One anagram found minus a letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Finelli

3 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

lifelike lifeling liftline

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