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Living ˈlɪvɪŋ Adjective Things Organisms Finest Pianist Elephant

Word3 living
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
Example
  • all living things
  • living organisms
  • the finest living pianist
  • the elephant is the biggest living land animal.
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living

(adjective)/ˈlɪvɪŋ/ /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
  1. alive now
    • all living things
    • living organisms
    • the finest living pianist
    • The elephant is the biggest living land animal.
  2. used for living rather than working in
    • The workers' living quarters were cramped and uncomfortable.
    • a separate living space/area
  3. used or practised now
    • living languages (= those still spoken)
    • a living faith
  4. to hit somebody very hard several times and hurt them very much
    • Get out or I’ll beat the living daylights out of you!
  5. to show by your actions or qualities that a particular fact is true
    • These figures are living proof of the government's incompetence.
    • He is living proof that age is no barrier to new challenges.
  6. to frighten somebody very much
  7. at a time, or during the time, that is remembered by people still alive
    • the coldest winter in living memory
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