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Words related to connection

Related / Similar Words: joining, connexion, connector, connecter, connective, association, connectedness, link

Definition:

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";

shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta";

an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn''t have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers";

the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association";

a supplier (especially of narcotics);

(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";

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";

a connecting shape;

the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable";