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connection noun
1 connection 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 .
Roget 11 :consanguinity ,
relationship ,
kindred ,
blood ;
parentage
etc.
(paternity)
166 filiation † ,
affiliation ;
lineage ,
agnation † ,
connection ,
alliance ;
family connection ,
family tie ;
ties of blood ;
nepotism .
kinsman ,
kinfolk ;
kith and kin ;
relation ,
relative ;
connection ;
sibling ,
sib ;
next of kin ;
uncle ,
aunt ,
nephew ,
niece ;
cousin ,
cousin-german † ;
first cousin ,
second cousin ;
cousin once removed ,
cousin twice removed ;
etc.
near relation ,
distant relation ;
brother ,
sister ,
one's own flesh and blood .
family ,
fraternity ;
brotherhood ,
sisterhood ,
cousinhood † .
race ,
stock ,
generation ;
sept
etc.
166 stirps ,
side ;
strain ;
breed ,
clan ,
tribe ,
nation .
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Roget 46 :coherence ,
adherence ,
adhesion ,
adhesiveness ;
concretion accretion ;
conglutination ,
agglutination ,
agglomeration ;
aggregation ;
consolidation ,
set ,
cementation ;
sticking ,
soldering
etc.
v.;
connection ;
dependence .
tenacity ,
toughness ;
stickiness
etc.
352 inseparability ,
inseparableness ;
bur ,
remora .
conglomerate ,
concrete
etc.
(density)
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2 connection The state of being connected:— The connection between church and state is inescapable.
synonyms: connectedness , link .
Roget 9 :relation ,
bearing ,
reference ,
connection ,
concern ,
cognation ;
correlation
etc.
12 analogy ;
similarity
etc.
17 affinity ,
homology ,
alliance ,
homogeneity ,
association ;
approximation
etc.
(nearness)
197 filiation
etc.
(consanguinity)
11 interest ;
relevancy
etc.
23 dependency ,
relationship ,
relative position .
comparison
etc.
464 ratio ,
proportion .
link ,
tie ,
bond of union .
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Dutch: samenhang, verband
3 connection An instrumentality that connects:— He soldered the connection.
synonyms: connecter , connective , connector , connexion .
Roget 45 :vinculum ,
link ;
connective ,
connection ;
junction
etc.
43 bond of union ,
copula ,
hyphen ,
intermedium † ;
bracket ;
bridge ,
stepping-stone ,
isthmus .
bond ,
tendon ,
tendril ;
fiber ;
cord ,
cordage ;
riband ,
ribbon ,
rope ,
guy ,
cable ,
line ,
halser † ,
hawser ,
painter ,
moorings ,
wire ,
chain ;
string
etc.
(filament)
205 fastener ,
fastening ,
tie ;
ligament ,
ligature ;
strap ;
tackle ,
rigging ;
standing rigging ,
running rigging ;
traces ,
harness ;
yoke ;
band ribband ,
bandage ;
brace ,
roller ,
fillet ;
inkle † ;
with ,
withe ,
withy ;
thong ,
braid ;
girder ,
tiebeam ;
girth ,
girdle ,
cestus † ,
garter ,
halter ,
noose ,
lasso ,
surcingle ,
knot ,
running knot ;
cabestro [U.S.] ,
cinch [U.S.] ,
lariat ,
legadero † ,
oxreim † ;
suspenders .
pin ,
corking pin ,
nail ,
brad ,
tack ,
skewer ,
staple ,
corrugated fastener ;
clamp ,
U-clamp ,
C-clamp ;
cramp ,
cramp iron ;
ratchet ,
detent ,
larigo † ,
pawl ;
terret † ,
treenail ,
screw ,
button ,
buckle ;
clasp ,
hasp ,
hinge ,
hank ,
catch ,
latch ,
bolt ,
latchet † ,
tag ;
tooth ;
hook ,
hook and eye ;
lock ,
holdfast † ,
padlock ,
rivet ;
anchor ,
grappling iron ,
trennel † ,
stake ,
post .
cement ,
glue ,
gum ,
paste ,
size ,
wafer ,
solder ,
lute ,
putty ,
birdlime ,
mortar ,
stucco ,
plaster ,
grout ;
viscum † .
shackle ,
rein
etc.
(means of restraint)
752 prop
etc.
(support)
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Dutch: verbindingsstuk, connector, koppeling, verbinding
4 connection usually plural A person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship).
Polish: koligacje, koneksje, stosunki, znajomości
5 connection The process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination.
synonyms: association , connexion .
Roget 12 :reciprocalness
etc.
adj.† ;
reciprocity ,
reciprocation ;
mutuality ,
correlation ,
interdependence ,
interrelation ,
connection ,
link ,
association ;
interchange
etc.
148
exchange ,
barter .
reciprocator ,
reprocitist .
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Polish: skojarzenie, kojarzenie
6 connection 7 connection A supplier (especially of narcotics).
8 connection Shifting from one form of transportation to another:— The plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta.
synonym: connexion .
Dutch: aansluiting, lijn, spoorverbinding, treinverbinding, verbinding
9 connection The act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication):— There was a connection via the internet.
synonyms: connexion , joining .
Dutch: aansluiting, connectie, schakeling, telefoonaansluiting, verbinding Polish: połączenie się, zespolenie się, scalenie się, złączenie się
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enation , endless belt , endless round , etiology , exchange , exit , faith , family , family connection , fatherhood , ferry , file , filiation , ford , fornication , fraternity , friend at court , front , front man , gallery , gamut , gathering , germaneness , gliding joint , go-between , gradation , hinge , hinged joint , hip , homology , honor , hookup , hum , imputation , influence , information , inlet , interaction , interagent , interceder , intercessor , interchange , intercommunication , intercommunion , intercourse , interest , interface , interlinking , intermediary , intermediate , intermediate agent , intermediator , intermedium , internuncio , interplay , interpleader , interrelationship , intersection , intervener , interventor , intimacy , job , jobber , join , joinder , joining , joint , jointure , junction , juncture , juxtaposition , kin , kindred , kinship , kith and kin , knee , knotting , knuckle , lane , liaison , line , lineage , linguistic intercourse , link , linkage , linking , lovemaking , making it with , marital affinity , marital relations , marriage , marriage act , marriage connection , marriage relationship , materiality , maternity , mating , matrilineage , matriliny , matrisib , matrocliny , meat , mediary , mediator , medium , meeting , merger , merging , message , middleman , miter , monotone , mortise , motherhood , mouthpiece , mutual attraction , nearness , neck , negotiant , negotiator , negotiatress , negotiatrix , nexus , office , ombudsman , onanism , opening , orderliness , orgasm , outlet , overpass , ovum , pairing , palaetiology , pareunia , partnership , pass , passage , passageway , paternity , patrilineage , patriliny , patrisib , patrocliny , pendulum , perigee , perihelion , periodicity , persuasion , pertinence , pivot , pivot joint , place , placement , plenum , portico , position , post , powder train , procreation , progression , propinquity , proximity , pull , queue , rabbet , railroad tunnel , range , rank , rapport , recurrence , reference , reference to , regard , relatedness , relation , relations , relationship , relatives , relevance , reply , respect , response , responsibility , reticulation , rotation , round , routine , row , run , saddling , scale , scarf , screwing , seam , sect , sequence , series , sex , sex act , sexual climax , sexual commerce , sexual congress , sexual intercourse , sexual relations , sexual union , shoulder , sibship , similarity , single file , sisterhood , sistership , situation , sleeping with , social intercourse , speaking , spectrum , speech , speech circuit , speech situation , sperm , splice , spokesman , spokeswoman , spot , stitch , string , succession , suture , swath , symbiosis , sympathy , symphysis , syzygy , talking , telepathy , thread , tie , tie rod , tie-in , tie-up , tier , ties of blood , togetherness , toggle , toggle joint , touch , traffic , train , traject , trajet , truck , tunnel , two-way communication , underpass , 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