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)
321.
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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)
215.
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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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connections
noun
Roget 840:
amusement,
entertainment,
recreation,
fun,
game,
fun and games;
diversion,
divertissement;
reaction,
solace;
pastime,
passetemps [Fr.],
sport;
labor of love;
pleasure
etc.
827.
relaxation;
leisure
etc.
685.
fun,
frolic,
merriment,
jollity;
joviality,
jovialness†;
heyday;
laughter
etc.
838;
jocosity,
jocoseness†;
drollery,
buffoonery,
tomfoolery;
mummery,
pleasantry;
wit
etc.
842;
quip,
quirk.
[verbal expressions of amusement: list]
giggle,
titter,
snigger,
snicker,
crow,
cheer,
chuckle,
shout;
horse laugh,
belly laugh,
hearty laugh;
guffaw;
burst of laughter,
fit of laughter,
shout of laughter,
roar of laughter,
peal of laughter;
cachinnation†;
Kentish fire;
tiger.
play;
game,
game at romps;
gambol,
romp,
prank,
antic,
rig,
lark,
spree,
skylarking,
vagary,
monkey trick,
gambade,
fredaine†,
escapade,
echappee [Fr.],
bout,
espieglerie [Fr.];
practical joke
etc.
(ridicule)
856.
dance;
hop,
reel,
rigadoon†,
saraband†,
hornpipe,
bolero,
ballroom dance;
[ballroom dances: list],
minuet,
waltz,
polka,
fox trot,
tango,
samba,
rhumba,
twist,
stroll,
hustle,
cha-cha;
fandango,
cancan;
bayadere†;
breakdown,
cake-walk,
cornwallis [U.S.],
break dancing;
nautch-girl;
shindig [U.S.];
skirtdance†,
stag dance,
Virginia reel,
square dance;
galop†,
galopade†;
jig,
Irish jig,
fling,
strathspey†;
allemande [Fr.];
gavot†,
gavotte,
tarantella;
mazurka,
morisco†,
morris dance;
quadrille;
country dance,
folk dance;
cotillon,
Sir Roger de Coverley;
ballet
etc.
(drama)
599;
ball;
bal,
bal masque,
bal costume;
masquerade;
Terpsichore.
festivity,
merrymaking;
party
etc.
(social gathering)
892;
blowout [U.S.],
hullabaloo,
hoedown,
bat [U.S.],
bum [U.S.],
bust [Slang],
clambake [U.S.],
donation party [U.S.],
fish fry [U.S.],
jamboree [Slang],
kantikoy†,
nautch†,
randy,
squantum [U.S.],
tear [Slang],
Turnerfest†,
yule log;
fete,
festival,
gala,
ridotto†;
revels,
revelry,
reveling;
carnival,
brawl,
saturnalia,
high jinks;
feast,
banquet
etc.
(food)
298;
regale,
symposium,
wassail;
carouse,
carousal;
jollification,
junket,
wake,
Irish wake,
picnic,
fete champetre [Fr.],
regatta,
field day;
treat.
round of pleasures,
dissipation,
a short life and a merry one,
racketing,
holiday making.
rejoicing
etc.
838;
jubilee
etc.
(celebration)
883.
bonfire,
fireworks,
feu-de-joie,
firecracker.
holiday;
gala day,
red letter day,
play day;
high days and holidays;
high holiday,
Bank holiday;
May day,
Derby day;
Saint Monday,
Easter Monday,
Whit Monday;
Bairam†;
wayz-goos†,
bean feast;
Arbor Day,
Declaration Day,
Independence Day,
Labor Day,
Memorial Day,
Thanksgiving Day;
Mardi gras [Fr.],
mi-careme [Fr.],
feria [Lat.],
fiesta.
place of amusement,
theater;
hall,
concert room,
ballroom,
assemblyroom†;
music hall.
park,
plaisance†;
national park,
national forest,
state park,
county park,
city park,
vest-pocket park,
public park
(public)
737.1;
arbor;
garden
etc.
(horticulture)
371;
pleasure ground,
playground,
cricketground,
croquet ground,
archery ground,
hunting ground;
tennis court,
racket court;
bowling alley,
green alley;
croquet lawn,
rink,
glaciarum†,
skating rink;
roundabout,
merry-go-round;
swing;
montagne Russe [Fr.].
game of chance,
game of skill.
athletic sports,
gymnastics;
archery,
rifle shooting;
tournament,
pugilism
etc.
(contention)
720;
sports
etc.
622;
horse racing,
the turf;
aquatics
etc.
267;
skating,
sliding;
cricket,
tennis,
lawn tennis;
hockey,
football,
baseball,
soccer,
ice hockey,
basketball;
rackets,
fives,
trap bat and ball,
battledore and shuttlecock,
la grace;
pall-mall,
tipcat†,
croquet,
golf,
curling,
pallone†,
polo,
water polo;
tent pegging;
tilting at the ring,
quintain [Mediev.];
greasy pole;
quoits,
horseshoes,
discus;
rounders,
lacrosse;
tobogganing,
water polo;
knurr and spell†.
[childrens' games]
leapfrog,
hop skip and jump;
mother may I;
French and English,
tug of war;
blindman's bluff,
hunt the slopper†,
hide and seek,
kiss in the ring;
snapdragon;
cross questions and crooked answers. ;
crisscross,
hopscotch;
jacks,
jackstones†,
marbles;
mumblety-peg,
mumble-the-peg,
pushball,
shinney,
shinny,
tag
&c.;
billiards,
pool,
pingpong,
pyramids,
bagatelle;
bowls,
skittles,
ninepins,
kain†,
American bowls†;
tenpins [U.S.],
tivoli.
cards,
card games;
whist,
rubber;
round game;
loo,
cribbage,
besique†,
euchre,
drole†,
ecarte [Fr.],
picquet†,
allfours†,
quadrille,
omber,
reverse,
Pope Joan,
commit;
boston,
boaston†;
blackjack,
twenty-one,
vingtun [Fr.];
quinze [Fr.],
thirty-one,
put,
speculation,
connections,
brag,
cassino†,
lottery,
commerce,
snip-snap-snoren†,
lift smoke,
blind hookey,
Polish bank,
Earl of Coventry,
Napoleon,
patience,
pairs;
banker;
blind poker,
draw poker,
straight poker,
stud poker;
bluff,
bridge,
bridge whist;
lotto,
monte,
three-card monte,
nap,
penny-ante,
poker,
reversis†,
squeezers,
old maid,
fright,
beggar-my-neighbor;
baccarat.
[cards: list]
ace,
king,
queen,
knave,
jack,
ten,
nine,
eight,
seven,
six,
five,
four,
trey,
deuce;
joker;
trump,
wild card.
[card suits: list]
spades,
hearts,
clubs,
diamonds;
major suit,
minor suit.
bower;
right bower,
left bower;
dummy;
jackpot;
deck.
[hands at poker: list]
pair,
two pair,
three of a kind,
straight,
flush,
full-house,
four of a kind,
royal flush;
misere
&c..
[board games: list]
chess,
draughts,
checkers,
checquers,
backgammon,
dominos,
merelles†,
nine men's morris,
go bang,
solitaire;
game of fox and goose;
monopoly;
loto
&c.;
[word games: list],
scrabble,
scribbage,
boggle,
crossword puzzle,
hangman.
morra†;
gambling
etc.
(chance)
621.
toy,
plaything,
bauble;
doll
etc.
(puppet )
554;
teetotum†;
knickknack
etc.
(trifle)
643;
magic lantern
etc.
(show)
448;
peep show,
puppet show,
raree show,
gallanty show†;
toy shop;
quips and cranks and wanton wiles, nods and becks quips and cranks and wanton wiles, nods and becks and wreathed smiles"
[Milton].
entertainer,
showman,
showgirl;
dancer,
tap dancer,
song-and-dance man;
vaudeville act;
singer;
musician
etc.
416.
sportsman,
gamester,
reveler;
master of ceremonies,
master of revels;
pompom girl†;
arbiter elegantiarum [Lat.];
arbiter bibendi [Lat.],
archer,
fan [U.S.],
toxophilite†,
turfman†.
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