Main entry: joining, connection, connexion
Definition: the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
Usage: the joining of hands around the table; there was a connection via the internet
Main entry: connection, connexion
Definition: shifting from one form of transportation to another
Usage: the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta
Main entry: connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion
Definition: an instrumentality that connects
Usage: he soldered the connection; he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers
Main entry: association, connection, connexion
Definition: the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
Usage: conditioning is a form of learning by association
Main entry: connection
Definition: a supplier (especially of narcotics)
Main entry: connection
Definition: (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
Usage: he has powerful connections
Main entry: connectedness, connection, connexion
Definition: a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
Usage: there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare
Main entry: link, connection, connexion
Definition: a connecting shape
Main entry: link, connectedness, connection
Definition: the state of being connected
Usage: the connection between church and state is inescapable