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lifebloods

lifebloods is the plural of lifeblood.

Meaning of lifeblood

Noun

lifeblood (usually uncountable, plural lifebloods)

  1. (usually) Blood that is needed for continued life; blood regarded as the seat of life.
    • [Y]ou desire his mana, yet you respect his tabu, for in you and him alike runs the common life-blood.1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., page 62
  2. (figuratively, usually) That which is required for continued existence or function.
    • Gasoline is the lifeblood of the modern city.
    Synonyms:
    essence

Questions about lifebloods

What is lifebloods the plural of?
Lifebloods is the plural of lifeblood.

Words near lifebloods in the dictionary

  1. lifebar
  2. lifebars
  3. lifebelt
  4. lifebelts
  5. lifeblood
  6. lifebloods
  7. lifeboat
  8. lifeboat ethics
  9. lifeboated
  10. lifeboathouse
  11. lifeboathouses

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