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lifeblood
/ˈlaɪfˌblʌd/
noun 2
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3VERB + LIFEBLOOD
gas, leeched
LIFEBLOOD + NOUN
algeria, algeria's, algerian, economy, timmy
PREP.
out
Definitions
noun
1
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.
You didn't come to me in time. And by the time you came to me that fool of a doctor had bled and leeched the lifeblood out of Timmy.
2
That which is required for continued existence or function.
Gasoline is the lifeblood of the modern city.
Information is the lifeblood of the United States and the world.
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[Y]ou desire his mana, yet you respect his tabu, for in you and him alike runs the common life-blood.
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You didn't come to me in time. And by the time you came to me that fool of a doctor had bled and leeched the lifeblood out of Timmy.
Wiktionary03
Beowulf's body was wet with his life-blood: it came welling out.
Wiktionary04
These trucks are the lifeblood of Algeria.
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These semitrailers are the lifeblood of the Algerian economy.
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These trucks are the lifeblood of the Algerian economy.
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