Synonyms: association
Definition: the act of consorting with or joining with others
Usage: you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association
Similar words: social activity
Definition: activity considered appropriate on social occasions
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: memory, remembering
Definition: the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
Usage: he can do it from memory; he enjoyed remembering his father
Synonyms: association
Definition: (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species
Synonyms: association
Definition: a formal organization of people or groups of people
Usage: he joined the Modern Language Association
Similar words: organisation, organization
Definition: a group of people who work together
Synonyms: association
Definition: (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
Similar words: chemical action, chemical change, chemical process
Definition: (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
Synonyms: association
Definition: a relation resulting from interaction or dependence
Usage: flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear; the host is not always injured by association with a parasite
Similar words: relation
Definition: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
Synonyms: association, affiliation, tie, tie-up
Definition: a social or business relationship
Usage: a valuable financial affiliation; he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team; many close associations with England
Similar words: relationship
Definition: a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
Synonyms: association
Definition: the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
Usage: his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break
Similar words: unification, union
Definition: the state of being joined or united or linked
Usage: there is strength in union