Enter a word or phrase
 
Random Word
log_z_-_-_s
Other Services | Word Index | Contact Us | About | Links


 connection - listen | show translations | domain availability

Dictionary and Thesaurus entries for:

connection

Your search results...

Google
  Web bluerider.com
connection [n]
 
1)a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare"
    Synonyms :connectedness connexion 
    See Also: relation  unconnectedness  connected  unconnected  series  alliance  linkage  communication  concatenation  bridge  involvement  relevance  relatedness 
 
2)the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable"
    Synonyms :connectedness link 
    See Also: unification  disconnectedness  link  connect  associate  lifeline  contact  concatenation  interconnectedness  coherence 
 
3)an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"
    Synonyms :connecter connective connector connexion 
    See Also: instrumentality  connect  connect  attachment  backbone  earth  hitch  hookup  jumper  conjunction  slip_ring  line  patch  coupling 
 
4)(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship); "he has powerful connections"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: acquaintance  plural  connect 
 
5)the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association"
    Synonyms :association connexion 
    See Also: memory  associate  colligation 
 
6)a connecting shape
    Synonyms :connexion link 
    See Also: form  node  articulation 
 
7)a supplier (especially of narcotics)
    Synonyms :
    See Also: provider  narcotic 
 
8)shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"
    Synonyms :connexion 
    See Also: conveyance  connect 
 
9)the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet"
    Synonyms :connexion joining 
    See Also: change_of_integrity  connect  connect  connect  bring_together  conjoin  hit  interconnection  intersection  approximation  concatenation  convergence  coming_upon  articulation  adjunction  attachment  connect 
 




Your Search History - clear
connection |

Enter a word or phrase
 
©2004 Name.net LLC, All Rights Reserved. (bob) - Terms of Service | Name | Whois | Linux Man Pages | Geographic Information | ccTLD Information