lifeline
Drowning person's hope
A lifeline is a rope or line used for safety or rescue—thrown to someone drowning, or securing a person working at heights.
By extension, a lifeline is anything essential for survival or continued existence: The monthly check was her lifeline.
In palm reading, the lifeline is the crease supposedly indicating longevity.
On game shows, a lifeline is a form of help available to contestants: He used his phone-a-friend lifeline.
Crisis response number
- SOSMorse distress code
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
rescue · paramedics · first responders · ambulance · evacuation · flare · alarm · medevac
Means of living
- shelterProtected place or structure
- waterClear essential liquid
- fireCombustion with flames
- rationFixed allotted amount
endurance · wilderness · rescue · signal · provisions · essentials · kit · emergency supplies
Support or aid given
- aidSupport given freely
- helpAssistance given
- reliefEasing of distress
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
resources · safety net · welfare · subsidy · grant · donation · charity · benefactor
Thick twisted fibers
- buoyTethered nautical signal
- lifebuoyThrowable flotation device
- deckShip's flat surface
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
harness · tether · davit · railing · overboard · man overboard · coast guard · cleat
Of the cord connecting fetus
- regulatorDevice maintaining steady output
- tetherFastening cord for animals
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
- diverOne who submerges
hose · tank · breathing · oxygen · tender · decompression · bell · saturation
Binding tie or connection
- linkPoint of connection
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- relationshipConnection between entities
- kinshipState of being related
friendship · alliance · network · rapport · affinity · correspondence · unity · communication
Divination via hand lines
- chiromancyDivination from palm lines
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- mountsClimbs onto or riding horses
destiny · longevity · vitality · crease · marking · prediction · mystic
Request remote assistance
- quizBrief informal test
- contestantCompetition participant
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- hostOne receiving guests
audience · hint · lucky break · second chance · television · winning
911
Crisis response number
urgent · rescue · paramedics · first responders · ambulance · evacuation · flare · alarm · medevac · helicopter
sustenance
Means of living
ration · endurance · wilderness · rescue · signal · provisions · essentials · kit · emergency supplies · food
assistance
Support or aid given
backup · resources · safety net · welfare · subsidy · grant · donation · charity · benefactor · humanitarian
rope
Thick twisted fibers
mooring · harness · tether · davit · railing · overboard · man overboard · coast guard · cleat · rescue swimmer
umbilical
Of the cord connecting fetus
- regulatorDevice maintaining steady output
- tetherFastening cord for animals
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
diver · hose · tank · breathing · oxygen · tender · decompression · bell · saturation
bond
Binding tie or connection
- linkPoint of connection
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- relationshipConnection between entities
kinship · friendship · alliance · network · rapport · affinity · correspondence · unity · communication · contact
palm reading
Divination via hand lines
- chiromancyDivination from palm lines
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
mounts · destiny · longevity · vitality · crease · marking · prediction · mystic
phone a friend
Request remote assistance
- quizBrief informal test
- contestantCompetition participant
- studioCreative professional's workspace
host · audience · hint · lucky break · second chance · television · winning
- assistancehelp, help desk, aid, helpdesk, assistance
- linesdotted, dashed, curved, straight, wavy
- helplineshelpline, hotline, hotline number, suicide hotline, domestic violence hotline
- supportsupport, emotional support, moral support, support group, stand by
- safetysafety helmet, hazard, airbag, alert, occupational safety
- Quizzesquiz, pop quiz, quiz show, quiz night, quiz bowl
lifelinedeath sentence
Judicial order of execution
death blow · fatal blow · kiss of death · deathblow · mortal wound
lifelineseverance
Termination pay or disconnection
cutoff · disconnection · isolation · blockade · embargo
lifelinedeath warrant
Order authorizing an execution
doom · abandonment · condemnation · betrayal · hopelessness