LIGATURE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of tying or binding things together
   Synonym(s)
   • tying (what does tying mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) ligature is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fastening (what does fastening mean?)
   • attachment (what does attachment mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • ligation (what does ligation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • ligate (what does ligate mean?)
   • tie (what does tie mean?)
   • tie (what does tie mean?)
   • bind (what does bind mean?)
2. Meaning
   • something used to tie or bind
   Synonym(s)
   • binder (what does binder mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) ligature is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • ligament (what does ligament mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bind (what does bind mean?)
3. Meaning
   • thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
   Hypernyms(s) ligature is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • thread (what does thread mean?)
   • yarn (what does yarn mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • ligate (what does ligate mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone
   Hypernyms(s) ligature is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • band (what does band mean?)
5. Meaning
   • character consisting of two or more letters combined into one
   Hypernyms(s) ligature is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • character (what does character mean?)
   • grapheme (what does grapheme mean?)
   • graphic symbol (what does graphic symbol mean?)
6. Meaning
   • (music) a group of notes connected by a slur
   Hypernyms(s) ligature is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • phrase (what does phrase mean?)
   • musical phrase (what does musical phrase mean?)