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link
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- pronunciation:
- lIngk
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
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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 piece of text or an image on any web page that, when clicked on, causes another web page or another point on the same page to be displayed on the computer screen; hyperlink.
I clicked on the link so that I could get more information. |
| related words: |
affiliation, attachment, join, junction, port |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
links, linking, linked |
| 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 |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to join or be connected (usu. fol. by "to" or "with").
This road eventually links to the highway.How does that idea link with what we've been talking about? |
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| derivation: |
linked (adj.) |
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