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link
- pronunciation:
- lIngk
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb & intransitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
one of the separate closed pieces of a chain.
If one link breaks, the whole chain is useless.- similar words:
- loop, ring
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| definition 2: |
any bond or connection.
The detective looked for any possible link between the victim and the suspect.I don't see any link between this paragraph and the next.- synonyms:
- bond, connection, junction, tie
- antonyms:
- separation
- similar words:
- copula, coupling, joint, juncture, liaison, relation, union, yoke
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| definition 3: |
an element in a communications system.
- synonyms:
- liaison
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| definition 4: |
in surveying and engineering, a unit of distance equal to one hundredth of a chain.
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| definition 5: |
in computing, a hyperlink.
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| related words: |
affiliation, attachment, join, junction, port |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
linked, linking, links |
| definition: |
to join or unite by a link or connection.
The railroad now links the two towns.My memories of that time are always linked with memories of him.- synonyms:
- attach, bond, concatenate, connect, couple, join, unite, yoke
- antonyms:
- separate
- similar words:
- ally, associate, bind, butt, chain, dock, fasten, lock, loop, mate, relate, tie
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| related words: |
annex, ascribe, associate, buckle, butt, close, connect, contact, couple, cross, hitch, identify, join, joint, knit, marry, relate, tie, unite |
| derivation: |
linked (adj.) |
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