Reverse Dictionary: ALIVE

ADJECTIVES
..888 QUICK alive, living, in a live state → obs. exc. Eng. dial. or arch.
1400 UNDEAD alive 
1529 QUICK AND QUETHING alive and able to speak → obs.
1711 ABOVE GROUND alive, out of the grave 
1768 ON LIFE alive, living → Sc.
1787 IN LIFE alive → Sc.
1825 VIVUAL alive, living → Sc.
..L19 — IN IT alive, aware → US sl.
..L19 — ON DECK alive, conscious → sl.
1944 HE-KICKING alive, fresh → Amer. dial.
1952 BALLING wonderfully alive, excitingly active → US sl.
1999 STILL KICKING alive → Aust. sl. (Bk.)


NOUNS
1000 QUICK that which is alive → obs.


NOUNS, PERSON
1913 IZZER a person who is alive and active → Amer. dial. (Bk.)


PHRASES
1857 THERE’S LIFE IN THE OLD DOG YET he is still very much alive, and, especially, capable of sexual activity → UK
1857 THERE’S LIFE IN THE OLD GIRL YET she is still very much alive, and, especially, capable of sexual activity → UK
1970 — BORN A GENTLEMAN; DIED AN ACTOR far from dead 


VERBS
1425 BEAR LIFE to be alive, to live → obs.
1682 WAKEN to remain alive; to remain awake, to refrain from sleeping, to keep watch or vigil → obs.
1693 KEEP LIFE AND SOUL TOGETHER to keep oneself alive → obs.