CONNECTION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
   Synonym(s)
   • connexion (what does connexion mean?)
   • joining (what does joining mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the joining of hands around the table
   • there was a connection via the internet
   Hypernyms(s) connection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change of integrity (what does change of integrity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   • interconnection (what does interconnection mean?)
   • intersection (what does intersection mean?)
   • approximation (what does approximation mean?)
   • bringing close together (what does bringing close together mean?)
   • concatenation (what does concatenation mean?)
   • convergence (what does convergence mean?)
   • converging (what does converging mean?)
   • convergency (what does convergency mean?)
   • encounter (what does encounter mean?)
   • coming upon (what does coming upon mean?)
   • articulation (what does articulation mean?)
   • junction (what does junction mean?)
   • adjunction (what does adjunction mean?)
   • fastening (what does fastening mean?)
   • attachment (what does attachment mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • get in touch (what does get in touch mean?)
   • touch base (what does touch base mean?)
   • connect (what does connect mean?)
   • connect (what does connect mean?)
   • get in touch (what does get in touch mean?)
   • touch base (what does touch base mean?)
   • connect (what does connect mean?)
   • connect (what does connect mean?)
   • link (what does link mean?)
   • link up (what does link up mean?)
   • join (what does join mean?)
   • unite (what does unite mean?)
   • join (what does join mean?)
   • bring together (what does bring together mean?)
   • join (what does join mean?)
   • conjoin (what does conjoin mean?)
   • connect (what does connect mean?)
   • connect (what does connect mean?)
2. Meaning
   • shifting from one form of transportation to another
   Synonym(s)
   • connexion (what does connexion mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta
   Hypernyms(s) connection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • transportation (what does transportation mean?)
   • transfer (what does transfer mean?)
   • transferral (what does transferral mean?)
   • conveyance (what does conveyance mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • connect (what does connect mean?)
   • connect (what does connect mean?)
3. Meaning
   • an instrumentality that connects
   Synonym(s)
   • connecter (what does connecter mean?)
   • connective (what does connective mean?)
   • connector (what does connector mean?)
   • connexion (what does connexion mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he soldered the connection
   • he didn”t have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers
   Hypernyms(s) connection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • instrumentality (what does instrumentality mean?)
   • instrumentation (what does instrumentation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • attachment (what does attachment mean?)
   • bond (what does bond mean?)
   • backbone (what does backbone mean?)
   • ground (what does ground mean?)
   • earth (what does earth mean?)
   • hitch (what does hitch mean?)
   • hookup (what does hookup mean?)
   • jumper (what does jumper mean?)
   • junction (what does junction mean?)
   • conjunction (what does conjunction mean?)
   • slip ring (what does slip ring mean?)
   • telephone line (what does telephone line mean?)
   • phone line (what does phone line mean?)
   • telephone circuit (what does telephone circuit mean?)
   • subscriber line (what does subscriber line mean?)
   • line (what does line mean?)
   • temporary hookup (what does temporary hookup mean?)
   • patch (what does patch mean?)
   • yoke (what does yoke mean?)
   • coupling (what does coupling mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • connect (what does connect mean?)
   • link (what does link mean?)
   • tie (what does tie mean?)
   • link up (what does link up mean?)
   • plug in (what does plug in mean?)
   • connect (what does connect mean?)
   • connect (what does connect mean?)
   • link (what does link mean?)
   • tie (what does tie mean?)
   • link up (what does link up mean?)
   • plug in (what does plug in mean?)
   • connect (what does connect mean?)
   • plug in (what does plug in mean?)
   • connect (what does connect mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
   Synonym(s)
   • association (what does association mean?)
   • connexion (what does connexion mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • conditioning is a form of learning by association
   Hypernyms(s) connection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • memory (what does memory mean?)
   • remembering (what does remembering mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • colligation (what does colligation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • associate (what does associate mean?)
   • tie in (what does tie in mean?)
   • relate (what does relate mean?)
   • link (what does link mean?)
   • colligate (what does colligate mean?)
   • link up (what does link up mean?)
   • connect (what does connect mean?)
   • associate (what does associate mean?)
   • tie in (what does tie in mean?)
   • relate (what does relate mean?)
   • link (what does link mean?)
   • colligate (what does colligate mean?)
   • link up (what does link up mean?)
   • connect (what does connect mean?)
   • associate (what does associate mean?)
   • tie in (what does tie in mean?)
   • relate (what does relate mean?)
   • link (what does link mean?)
   • colligate (what does colligate mean?)
   • link up (what does link up mean?)
   • connect (what does connect mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a supplier (especially of narcotics)
   Hypernyms(s) connection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • supplier (what does supplier mean?)
   • provider (what does provider mean?)
6. Meaning
   • (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he has powerful connections
   Hypernyms(s) connection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • acquaintance (what does acquaintance mean?)
   • friend (what does friend mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • connect (what does connect mean?)
7. Meaning
   • a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
   Synonym(s)
   • connectedness (what does connectedness mean?)
   • connexion (what does connexion mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare
   Hypernyms(s) connection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • relation (what does relation mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • unconnectedness (what does unconnectedness mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • series (what does series mean?)
   • alliance (what does alliance mean?)
   • bond (what does bond mean?)
   • linkage (what does linkage mean?)
   • communication (what does communication mean?)
   • concatenation (what does concatenation mean?)
   • bridge (what does bridge mean?)
   • involvement (what does involvement mean?)
   • relevance (what does relevance mean?)
   • relevancy (what does relevancy mean?)
   • relatedness (what does relatedness mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • connected (what does connected mean?)
   • unconnected (what does unconnected mean?)
8. Meaning
   • a connecting shape
   Synonym(s)
   • connexion (what does connexion mean?)
   • link (what does link mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) connection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • node (what does node mean?)
   • articulation (what does articulation mean?)
   • join (what does join mean?)
   • joint (what does joint mean?)
   • juncture (what does juncture mean?)
   • junction (what does junction mean?)
9. Meaning
   • the state of being connected
   Synonym(s)
   • connectedness (what does connectedness mean?)
   • link (what does link mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the connection between church and state is inescapable
   Hypernyms(s) connection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • union (what does union mean?)
   • unification (what does unification mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • disjunction (what does disjunction mean?)
   • disjuncture (what does disjuncture mean?)
   • disconnection (what does disconnection mean?)
   • disconnectedness (what does disconnectedness mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • lifeline (what does lifeline mean?)
   • contact (what does contact mean?)
   • concatenation (what does concatenation mean?)
   • interconnection (what does interconnection mean?)
   • interconnectedness (what does interconnectedness mean?)
   • coherence (what does coherence mean?)
   • coherency (what does coherency mean?)
   • cohesion (what does cohesion mean?)
   • cohesiveness (what does cohesiveness mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • yoke (what does yoke mean?)
   • link (what does link mean?)
   • connect (what does connect mean?)
   • link (what does link mean?)
   • link up (what does link up mean?)
   • join (what does join mean?)
   • unite (what does unite mean?)
   • associate (what does associate mean?)
   • tie in (what does tie in mean?)
   • relate (what does relate mean?)
   • link (what does link mean?)
   • colligate (what does colligate mean?)
   • link up (what does link up mean?)
   • connect (what does connect mean?)