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leech
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noun
carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
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noun
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
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verb
(= bleed)
draw blood
In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment
life
Noun
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Life is what makes a person, animal or plant grow and function.
s want to learn if there is life on other planets.
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Life is the time when people, animals or plants grow and exist before they die. Your life is the time that you live.
The life of an ant is not as long as the life of a human.
The lives of great men and women are very interesting.
He never left his home town in his life.
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The state of something being in existence.
We brought the company back to life, after it had be closed for 5 years.