Meaning of 'connection'

noun

the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)

Synonyms: joining

noun

shifting from one form of transportation to another

Example: "The plane was late and we missed our connection in Atlanta."

Synonyms: connexion

noun

an instrumentality that connects

Example: "They soldered the connection."

Synonyms: connective connexion connector connecter

noun

the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination

Synonyms: connexion association

noun

a supplier (especially of narcotics)

noun

a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way

Example: "I have powerful connections."

noun

a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

Example: "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare"

Synonyms: connexion connectedness

noun

a connecting shape

Synonyms: connexion link

noun

the state of being connected

Example: "the connection between church and state is inescapable"

Synonyms: link connectedness