link

1. (noun) a fastener that serves to join or link; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"
Synonyms: linkup, tie, tie-in
Related Words: bridge, fastener, fastening, holdfast, nosepiece

2. (noun) an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data
Synonyms: data link
Related Words: circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit

3. (noun) a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain
Related Words: linear unit

4. (noun) the means of connection between things linked in series
Synonyms: nexus
Related Words: linkage

5. (verb) connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?" "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"
Synonyms: connect, tie
Related Words: attach, bond, bridge, bridge over, bring together, conjoin, daisy-chain, draw together, ground, hang together, interconnect, interdepend, interlink, join, put through, tee, tie

6. (verb) link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together"
Synonyms: yoke
Related Words: attach

7. (verb) be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"
Synonyms: connect, join, unite
Related Words: intercommunicate, interconnect, interlink

8. (noun) a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network
Synonyms: radio link
Related Words: communication system, walkie-talkie, walky-talky

9. (noun) a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the geurillas"
Synonyms: contact, inter-group communication, liaison
Related Words: channel, communication channel, line

10. (noun) the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable"
Synonyms: connectedness, connection
Related Words: coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness, concatenation, contact, interconnectedness, interconnection, lifeline, union

11. (noun) a connecting shape
Synonyms: connection, connexion
Related Words: articulation, form, join, joint, junction, juncture, node, shape

12. (verb) make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"
Synonyms: associate, connect, relate, tie in
Related Words: cerebrate, cogitate, free-associate, have in mind, identify, mean, relate, remember, think, think of



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