link
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(noun) a fastener that serves to join or link; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" |
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Synonyms: linkup, tie, tie-in |
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Related Words: bridge, fastener, fastening, holdfast, nosepiece |
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(noun) an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data |
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Synonyms: data link |
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Related Words: circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit |
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(noun) a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain |
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Related Words: linear unit |
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(noun) the means of connection between things linked in series |
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Synonyms: nexus |
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Related Words: linkage |
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(verb) connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?" "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" |
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Synonyms: connect, tie |
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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 |
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(verb) link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together" |
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Synonyms: yoke |
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Related Words: attach |
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(verb) be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined" |
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Synonyms: connect, join, unite |
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Related Words: intercommunicate, interconnect, interlink |
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(noun) a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network |
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Synonyms: radio link |
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Related Words: communication system, walkie-talkie, walky-talky |
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(noun) a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the geurillas" |
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Synonyms: contact, inter-group communication, liaison |
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Related Words: channel, communication channel, line |
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(noun) the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable" |
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Synonyms: connectedness, connection |
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Related Words: coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness, concatenation, contact, interconnectedness, interconnection, lifeline, union |
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(noun) a connecting shape |
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Synonyms: connection, connexion |
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Related Words: articulation, form, join, joint, junction, juncture, node, shape |
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(verb) make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind" |
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Synonyms: associate, connect, relate, tie in |
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Related Words: cerebrate, cogitate, free-associate, have in mind, identify, mean, relate, remember, think, think of |
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