live
live is a valid 4-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
What does live mean?
Actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing.
“a live television program”
“brought to you live from Lincoln Center”
Abounding with life and energy.
“the club members are a really live bunch”
Charged with an explosive.
“live ammunition”
“a live bomb”
Exerting force or containing energy.
“live coals”
“tossed a live cigarette out the window”
Highly reverberant.
“a live concert hall”
In current use or ready for use.
“live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread”
Of current relevance.
“a live issue”
“still a live option”
Capable of erupting.
“a live volcano”
“the volcano is very much alive”
Possessing life.
“the happiest person alive”
“the nerve is alive”
Elastic; rebounds readily.
“a lively tennis ball”
Charged or energized with electricity.
“a live wire”
Have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations.
“I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict”
“The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare”
Lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style.
“we had to live frugally after the war”
Pursue a positive and satisfying existence.
“You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live”
Have life, be alive.
“My grandfather lived until the end of war”
Be an inhabitant of or reside in.
“People lived in Africa millions of years ago”
Support oneself.
“Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?”
Continue to live and avoid dying.
“The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents”
“One crash victim died, the other lived”