link
1. the means of connection between things linked in series (Freq. 5)
• Syn:
nexus
• Hypernyms:
linkage
2. a fastener that serves to join or connect (Freq. 5)
- the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction
• Syn:
linkup, tie, tie-in
• Derivationally related forms:
tie (for: tie), link up (for: linkup)
• Hypernyms:
fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
• Hyponyms:
bridge, nosepiece
3. the state of being connected
- the connection between church and state is inescapable
• Syn:
connection, connectedness
• Ant:
disconnectedness (for: connectedness)
• Derivationally related forms:
connected (for: connectedness)
• Hypernyms:
union, unification
• Hyponyms:
contact, concatenation, interconnection, interconnectedness, coherence,
coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness
4. a connecting shape
• Syn:
connection, connexion
• Hypernyms:
shape, form
• Hyponyms:
node, articulation, join, joint, juncture, junction
5. a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain
• Hypernyms:
linear unit, linear measure
• Part Holonyms:
chain
6. (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list
• Topics:
programming, programing, computer programming, computer programing
• Hypernyms:
instruction, command, statement, program line
• Hyponyms:
hyperlink
7. a channel for communication between groups
- he provided a liaison with the guerrillas
• Syn:
liaison, contact, inter-group communication
• Derivationally related forms:
contact (for: contact)
• Hypernyms:
channel, communication channel, line
8. a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave);
part of a more extensive telecommunication network
• Syn:
radio link
• Hypernyms:
communication system
• Hyponyms:
walkie-talkie, walky-talky
9. an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data
• Syn:
data link
• Hypernyms:
circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit
1. make a logical or causal connection (Freq. 14)
- I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind
- colligate these facts
- I cannot relate these events at all
• Syn:
associate, tie in, relate, colligate, link up, connect
• Ant:
dissociate (for: associate)
• Derivationally related forms:
connective (for: connect), connection (for: connect), connexion (for: connect), colligation (for: colligate), linkage, relation (for: relate), associative (for: associate), associable (for: associate), associatory (for: associate), association (for: associate)
• Hypernyms:
think, cogitate, cerebrate
• Hyponyms:
remember, interrelate, correlate, identify, free-associate,
think of, have in mind, mean
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody with something
- Somebody ----s something with something
2. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces (Freq. 3)
- Can you connect the two loudspeakers?
- Tie the ropes together
- Link arms
• Syn:
connect, tie, link up
• Ant:
disconnect (for: connect)
• Derivationally related forms:
linkup (for: link up), tie (for: tie), linkage, connective (for: connect), connector (for: connect), connecter (for: connect)
• Hyponyms:
join, conjoin, ground, bring together, attach,
daisy-chain, tie, interconnect, interlink, tee, put through,
hitch, hang together, interdepend, bridge, bridge over
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
3. be or become joined or united or linked (Freq. 1)
- The two streets connect to become a highway
- Our paths joined
- The travelers linked up again at the airport
• Syn:
connect, link up, join, unite
• Derivationally related forms:
jointure (for: join), juncture (for: join), joining (for: join), linkage, connective (for: connect)
• Hyponyms:
syndicate, articulate, complect, interconnect, interlink
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
4. link with or as with a yoke
- yoke the oxen together
• Syn:
yoke
• Derivationally related forms:
yoke (for: yoke)
• Topics:
animal husbandry
• Hypernyms:
attach
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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