Associations to the word «Survival»

Wiktionary

SURVIVAL, noun. The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.
SURVIVAL, noun. (as a modifier) Of, relating to or aiding survival.
SURVIVAL, noun. (sports) The avoidance of relegation or demotion to a lower league or division.
SURVIVAL BAG, noun. A bag in which a survival kit is carried
SURVIVAL HORROR, noun. (video game genre) A video game genre that emphasizes scarcity of resources (few health or ammunition refills) in a dangerous setting like that of a horror film.
SURVIVAL KIT, noun. A collection of items which can be used in order to survive in an emergency
SURVIVAL KNIFE, noun. A knife intended for survival purposes in a wilderness environment, often in an emergency situation when the user has lost most of his/her main equipment.
SURVIVAL KNIFES, noun. Plural of survival knife
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST, noun. Natural selection.
SURVIVAL SEX, noun. Prostitution in order to provide funds for food, shelter or drugs.
SURVIVAL STATUTE, noun. (legal) A statute that preserves for his estate a decedent's cause of action for infliction of pain and suffering and related damages suffered up to the moment of death.
SURVIVAL STATUTES, noun. Plural of survival statute

Dictionary definition

SURVIVAL, noun. A state of surviving; remaining alive.
SURVIVAL, noun. A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment.
SURVIVAL, noun. Something that survives.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky