The fibre by which the petioles of the date palm are bound together, from which various kinds of cordage are made.

Acronym of leukemia inhibitory factor.

plural of LIF

(US) A job in which one remains for one's whole career until one's retirement.

The duration of the life of someone or something. / (informal, hyperbolic) A long period of time.

An insurance policy that pays out on death (or on certain other conditions).

(uncountable) The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.

(aviation) To replace components whose operational lifetime has expired.

(obsolete) Synonym of God's life (“an oath”)

The action or process by which something is lifted; elevation / (sports) weightlifting; a form of exercise in which weights are lifted