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Nouns (9)

link

n. a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain

radio link

n. a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network

linkage

n. a connection between data records

hyperlink

n. a preset link in a HTML document that you can click on to go to other Web resources

tie, linkup, tie-in

n. a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"

connection, connexion

n. a connecting shape

Verbs (12)

yoke

v. link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together"

join, unite, connect

v. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"

associate, connect, relate, tie in

v. make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"

tie, connect, put together, connect together

v. 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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Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (179)

joint

n. junction by which parts or objects are joined together

band

n. a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)

belt

n. endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys

binding, book binding

n. the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; "the book had a leather binding"

tie, necktie

n. neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front; "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"; "he wore a vest and tie"

string, tie, drawstring

n. cord used as a fastener

loop, noose

n. a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled

ring

n. a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

hoop, ring

n. a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse"

section, segment

n. one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"

belt

n. a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)

cord

n. a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"

cord, corduroy

n. a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton

ring, halo, doughnut, annulus, anchor ring

n. a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke"

tie, link, connect, put together, connect together

v. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"

lock, fasten with a lock

v. fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence"

clasp, brooch

v. fasten with or as if with a brooch

join, conjoin, come together, make contact

v. make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"

sequester, seize, attach, impound, confiscate

v. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

remand, lag, jug, jail, gaol, put away, imprison, incarcerate, immure, put behind bars

v. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

close, shut

v. move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"

connect, plug in

v. plug into an outlet; "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight"

join, bring together, cause to be joined

v. cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"

unite, unify, merge

v. join or combine; "We merged our resources"

unite, unify, merge

v. become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "Will the two Koreas unify?"

combine, unite, have in combination, possess in combination

v. have or possess in combination; "she unites charm with a good business sense"

mix, blend, meld, combine, fuse, merge, conflate, commingle, immix, coalesce

v. mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"

ally

v. become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists"

compare, draw a comparison between

v. examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie"

correlate, corelate, correlate with

v. to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation; "Do these facts correlate?"

fraternize

v. be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy

accord, consort, harmonize, agree, go together, fit in

v. go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded"

integrate, calculate the integral of

v. calculate the integral of; calculate by integration

affix, stick on

v. attach to; "affix the seal here"

supplement, annex, affix, add on, append

v. add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"

affix

v. attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem"

bind, make fast

v. make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"

couple, couple up, couple together, couple on

v. link together; "can we couple these proposals?"

twin, match, mate, pair, couple

v. bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"

splice, join the ends of

v. join the ends of

tether, tie with a tether

v. tie with a tether; "tether horses"

yoke, become joined

v. become joined or linked together

link, yoke

v. link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together"

yoke, put a yoke on, join with a yoke

v. put a yoke on or join with a yoke; "Yoke the draft horses together"

touch, meet, adjoin

v. be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"

annex

v. attach to

stick, bond, bind, stick to, adhere, hold fast

v. stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

fasten, become fixed, become fast

v. become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back"

mix, blend, meld, combine, fuse, merge, conflate, commingle, immix, coalesce

v. mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"

associate, consociate

v. bring or come into association or action; "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution"

bridge, make a bridge across

v. make a bridge across; "bridge a river"

traverse, span, cross, extend

v. become extended

lock, fasten with a lock

v. fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence"

clasp, brooch

v. fasten with or as if with a brooch

sequester, seize, attach, impound, confiscate

v. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

remand, lag, jug, jail, gaol, put away, imprison, incarcerate, immure, put behind bars

v. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

jingle, jangle, jinglejangle

v. make a sound typical of metallic objects; "The keys were jingling in his pocket"

Synonyms (5)

associate with, pal with, consort with, assort with, affiliate oneself with

v. keep company with; hang out with

Antonyms (21)

separate, divide

v. act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries"

dissociate

v. regard as unconnected; "you must dissociate these two events!"; "decouple our foreign policy from ideology"

separate, differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, severalize, tell, tell apart

v. mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"

disconnect, make disconnected

v. make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten

detach

v. cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"

disjoin, disjoint, make disjoint

v. make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of

disjoin, disjoint, become disjoint

v. become separated, disconnected or disjoint

uncouple

v. disconnect or separate; "uncouple the hounds"

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