link
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the means of connection between things linked in series
Types & categories
- linkage hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
make a logical or causal connection
I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind
Types & categories
- cerebrate hypernym
- remember hyponym
- interrelate hyponym
- correlate hyponym
- identify hyponym
- free-associate hyponym
- have in mind hyponym
Related & opposite
- dissociate antonym
- relation derivation
- connexion derivation
- colligation derivation
- linkage derivation
- connectedness derivation
- conjugation derivation
- association derivation
- associative derivation
- associable derivation
- connective derivation
Sense 3 noun
a fastener that serves to join or connect
the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
Can you connect the two loudspeakers?
Types & categories
- conjoin hyponym
- ground hyponym
- bring together hyponym
- attach hyponym
- daisy-chain hyponym
- tie hyponym
- interconnect hyponym
- tee hyponym
- put through hyponym
- hitch hyponym
- hang together hyponym
- bridge hyponym
Related & opposite
- disconnect antonym
- linkage derivation
- connector derivation
- linkup derivation
- link derivation
- connective derivation
Sense 5 noun
the state of being connected
the connection between church and state is inescapable
Types & categories
- unification hypernym
- contact hyponym
- concatenation hyponym
- interconnection hyponym
- coherence hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
be or become joined or united or linked
The two streets connect to become a highway
Types & categories
- syndicate hyponym
- articulate hyponym
- interconnect hyponym
Related & opposite
- joining derivation
- uniting derivation
- linkage derivation
- join derivation
- connectedness derivation
- connective derivation
Sense 7 noun
a connecting shape
Types & categories
Sense 8 verb
link with or as with a yoke
yoke the oxen together
Types & categories
- attach hypernym
Related & opposite
- yoke derivation
- coupling derivation
- yoke derivation
- link derivation
- connectedness derivation
- animal husbandry domain topic
Sense 9 noun
a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain
Types & categories
- linear unit hypernym
Parts & wholes
- chain part holonym
Sense 10 noun
(computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list
Types & categories
- program line hypernym
- hyperlink hyponym
Related & opposite
- computer programming domain topic
Sense 11 noun
a channel for communication between groups
he provided a liaison with the guerrillas
Types & categories
- communication channel hypernym
Related & opposite
- contact derivation
Sense 12 noun
a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network
Types & categories
- communication system hypernym
- walkie-talkie hyponym
Sense 13 noun
an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data
Types & categories
- circuit hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | connect |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | yoke |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | linkage |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | dissociate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | relation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | connexion |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | colligation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | linkage |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | connectedness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | conjugation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | association |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | associative |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | associable |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | connective |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | cerebrate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | remember |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | interrelate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | correlate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | identify |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | free-associate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | have in mind |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tie |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | connect |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | fastening |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | nosepiece |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | disconnect |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | linkage |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | connector |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | linkup |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | link |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | connective |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | conjoin |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | ground |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | bring together |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | attach |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | daisy-chain |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | tie |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | interconnect |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | tee |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | put through |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | hitch |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | hang together |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | bridge |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | disconnection |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | link |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | yoke |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | link up |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | connected |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | attached |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | unification |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | contact |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | concatenation |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | interconnection |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | coherence |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | joining |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | uniting |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | linkage |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | join |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | connectedness |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | connective |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | syndicate |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | articulate |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | interconnect |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | shape |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | node |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | join |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | yoke |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | coupling |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | yoke |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | link |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | connectedness |
| 8 | domain topic | Related & opposite | animal husbandry |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | attach |
| 9 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | chain |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | linear unit |
| 10 | domain topic | Related & opposite | computer programming |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | program line |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | hyperlink |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | contact |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | communication channel |
| 12 | hypernym | Types & categories | communication system |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | walkie-talkie |
| 13 | hypernym | Types & categories | circuit |