Crossword clues for lifeblood
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lifeblood \Life"blood`\ (l[imac]f"bl[u^]d`), n.
The blood necessary to life; vital blood.
--Dryden.-
Fig.: That which gives strength and energy.
Money [is] the lifeblood of the nation.
--Swift.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
alt. 1 blood which is needed for continued life; blood regarded as the seat of life. 2 (context figuratively English) That which is required for continued existence or function. n. 1 blood which is needed for continued life; blood regarded as the seat of life. 2 (context figuratively English) That which is required for continued existence or function.
WordNet
n. the blood considered as the seat of vitality
an essential or life-giving force; "water is the lifeblood of India"
Wikipedia
Lifeblood is the seventh studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. Recorded in 2003, it was released on 1 November 2004 by record label Sony Music UK.
The album was met with generally positive reviews from critics, yielding two singles, " The Love of Richard Nixon" and " Empty Souls". The album peaked at number 13 in the UK Album Chart.
Lifeblood is a children's novel by Tom Becker, first published in 2007. It is the sequel to Darkside, and the second in a planned series of five. Jonathan Starling has remained in Darkside with Elias Carnegie. As with the first story in the series, the pair gets drawn into a mystery that soon turns to them trying to solve a murder. They are approached to discover who an unknown victim is. The problem is that the victim was murdered the same way as another infamous member of Darkside society twelve years ago. The first known murder victim had been an heir to the Ripper throne.
Jonathan has learned more history of Darkside in his days of living in the evil society. Darkside is ruled by the descendents of Jack the Ripper. When the current ruler dies, the offspring of the ruler must fight the Blood Succession, an all-out, no-bars death match in which victor is the new ruler of Darkside. When the murder victim of twelve years ago was revealed to be a hidden Ripper heir, the city erupted in to an uproar. Can the new murder be connected to the old crime?
Jonathan and Carnegie are aided by members of the Darkside's newspaper. There, Jonathan learns that his missing mother was a reporter for them, and disappeared around the same time as the infamous murder occurred. Jonathan is certain that the two events must be connected. If they can solve the latest crime, maybe he can discover what has happened to his mother.
Jonathan heads back to Lightside to discover more answers. He discovers that Lucien Fox (aka Brother Fleet)is one of the two remaining Rippers. He returns to Darkside and goes to the private Cain Club with Carnegie. There, Lucien transforms into a Black Phoenix and attacks them. In the middle of the battle, Marianne comes and reveals herself as a Ripper. Everybody soon leaves.
Category:2007 British novels Category:Novels by Tom Becker
Lifeblood or Life blood can refer to blood, the bodily fluid in animals. It may also refer to:
In entertainment:
- Life Blood (film), a supernatural horror thriller film released in 2009
- Lifeblood (album), the seventh studio album by the Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers
- Lifeblood (novel), sequel to the novel Darkside, a children's novel by Tom Becker
- Life's Blood, an American hardcore punk band
- "Life's Blood" (song), a song by the American metalcore band Eighteen Visions
In organizations:
- Lifeblood, the Thrombosis Charity, a UK-based charity aiming to increase awareness of thrombosis among the public and health professionals
Usage examples of "lifeblood".
All others died, their lifeblood going to soak the ground and help to appease the insatiable bloodthirst of the Mother of All.
Each drop of Ryukyu cinnabar that he mixed with alcohol and thrust in was a drop of his lifeblood.
The stronger of his slayers ran him back against a tree and left him pinned to it and vomiting his lifeblood away.
Mexico, indeed, that unfortunate caballero died in my arms, his very lifeblood pumping out of his terrible deathwound onto my cuirass.
He'd lived next to these canals himself for far too long not to know that the real lifeblood of Venice was not the water in her canals or the trade of her far-flung colonies, but gossip.
Whatever time we've bought, we bought it in part with the lifeblood of our best men.
The sun lay dying on the shore across the river from Irvington, spilling its lifeblood into the rippling water and throwing a soft orange glow up onto the walls of his apartment.
The only people out tonight were a few nocturnal taxi drivers and one or two heavily burdened thirdworldish vehicles, the lifeblood of the New Economy, out running errands.
The air that breathes over us, the shining waters that flow in the streams and rivers and lap the ocean shores, this is our lifeblood.
He could feel the pulse of Sterling Silver beneath his feet, the beat of her heart, of her lifeblood, of her soul.
Jane expected bats to fly out, at least one of them a vampire in disguise, intent on sucking away her lifeblood.
Stupid, soft-hearted bastard, watering down the lifeblood of our culture with his foolish laws.