- life-sized
- adjective see life-size
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
life-sized
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life-sized — life size life size , life sized life sized (l[imac]f s[imac]z ), a. Of full size; of the natural size; of the same size as an original; as, a life size sculpture; a life size portrait of the general. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
life-sized — ADJ Life sized means the same as life size … English dictionary
life-sized — adjective Full scale, as a model that is the same size as what it is a model of. The life sized statue was the same size as the subject, and since he had never fit in that chair, neither did the statue … Wiktionary
life-sized — adj. Life sized is used with these nouns: ↑statue … Collocations dictionary
life-sized — adjective being of the same size as an original a life size sculpture • Syn: ↑life size, ↑lifesize, ↑full size • Similar to: ↑large, ↑big … Useful english dictionary
life-sized — same size as a living being … English contemporary dictionary
life-size — life sized life sized (l[imac]f s[imac]z ), a. Of full size; of the natural size; of the same size as an original; as, a life size sculpture; a life size portrait of the general. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
life-size — adj also life sized a picture or model of something or someone that is life size is the same size as they really are ▪ a life sized statue of the president … Dictionary of contemporary English
Life (magazine) — Life generally refers to three American magazines: *A humor and general interest magazine published from 1883 to 1936. Time founder Henry Luce bought all rights to this magazine solely so that he could acquire the rights to its name. *A… … Wikipedia
life-size — life′ size′ or life′ sized′ adj. of the natural size of an object, person, etc., in life: a life size statue[/ex] • Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang
