about |
connected or associated with. [1/12 definitions] |
abstract |
formulated in the mind or in thought and not necessarily connected with what is real, proven, or tangible. [1/13 definitions] |
adjoin |
to be connected. [1/2 definitions] |
adjunct |
attached or connected but not fully integrated; supplementary; subordinate. [1/4 definitions] |
adventitious |
connected to or arising from something in a nonessential manner; accidental or incidental. [1/2 definitions] |
affiliate |
to become closely connected (often fol. by "with"). [1/4 definitions] |
agreement |
in grammar, correspondence between the number, person, or grammatical gender of two syntactically connected words, esp.that of subject and verb or adjective and noun. [1/5 definitions] |
agriculture |
the raising of crops and livestock, or the science connected with improving the processes involved. |
anchor |
a heavy device, connected by a cable to a boat or ship, that is dropped to the bottom of a body of water to restrict the vessel's motion. [1/7 definitions] |
answering machine |
a device connected to a telephone that records an incoming message from a caller when the telephone is not answered. |
arcade |
a series of arches connected and supported by pillars, columns, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
-atory |
a thing or place connected with. [1/3 definitions] |
ball cock |
a device used to regulate the supply of water in a tank or toilet, consisting of a lever connected to a floating ball that shuts a valve when raised and opens it when lowered. |
balloon |
such a bag with a basket or gondola connected to it, used to transport passengers or scientific equipment. [1/8 definitions] |
bind |
to cause to be intimately connected and mutually obligated, as in marriage. [1/13 definitions] |
bongo2 |
one of a set of two small, connected drums, usu. tuned to different pitches, and played with the fingers. |
born |
past participle of bear1 with meaning connected with birth. [1/4 definitions] |
borne |
past participle of bear1 with meaning connected with carrying, supporting, or enduring. |
box spring |
a cloth-covered bedspring having rows of individual but connected helical springs inside a boxlike frame. |
breadcrumb |
(informal) a series of connected pieces of information, esp. text links indicating a page's position in a particular website. [1/2 definitions] |