connection
kuh nek shuhn
- n a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare - n the state of being connected
the connection between church and state is inescapable - n an instrumentality that connects
he soldered the connection - n (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
he has powerful connections - n the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
- n a connecting shape
- n a supplier (especially of narcotics)
- n shifting from one form of transportation to another
the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta - n the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
there was a connection via the internet