abort |
to experience the end of a pregnancy before the fetus is able to survive. [2/6 definitions] |
abortion |
the termination of a pregnancy before the fetus is able to survive. [1/4 definitions] |
adaptation |
a particular change in the body of a living thing that helps the animal or plant to survive under new conditions. An adaptation happens over a very long time. [2/4 definitions] |
deathless |
likely to survive or be admired for a long time (sometimes ironic in intent). [1/2 definitions] |
dependent |
one requiring the help of another in order to survive. [1/3 definitions] |
eurytherm |
an animal or plant able to survive through broad variations in temperature. (Cf. stenotherm.) |
eurytopic |
able to survive in a broad variety of environments. (Cf. stenotopic.) |
exist |
to maintain one's being or survival; endure; survive. [1/3 definitions] |
get along |
to survive or manage. [1/2 definitions] |
get by |
to survive or keep going at the most basic level. |
hang on |
to persevere in a difficult situation, or fight to survive or remain conscious. [1/6 definitions] |
hardy |
able to endure or survive harsh weather or adverse conditions; not easily killed. [1/2 definitions] |
hold on |
to keep oneself going; survive; endure. [1/5 definitions] |
hold out |
to continue to last; survive; persevere. [1/3 definitions] |
micrococcus |
any of various rounded or oval-shaped bacteria that appear in irregular clusters and survive on dead or living organic matter. |
natural selection |
a natural process of evolution in which the organisms that are best adapted to their environment survive and are able to reproduce, while those that are weak leave fewer or no offspring. (See survival of the fittest). |
outlive |
to live or last through; survive. [1/2 definitions] |
proletariat |
the working class, esp. those who lack capital and must sell their usu. unskilled labor in order to survive. |
pull through |
to survive a particular crisis or difficulty. |
reincarnation |
the doctrine or religious belief that human souls survive physical death and return in new bodies. [1/2 definitions] |
self-contained |
having everything needed to survive or function. |