nnoun.communicationan uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentencesSynset:conjunction conjunctive continuative
Hypernyms:closed-class word function word
Inherited Hypernyms:conjunctionfunction wordwordlanguage unitpartrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:coordinating conjunctionsubordinate conjunctionsubordinating conjunction
Full Hyponyms:coordinating conjunctionsubordinating conjunction
nnoun.artifactan instrumentality that connectsSynset:connecter connection connector connexion
Examples:- he soldered the connection
- he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers
Derivationally Related Form:connect
Hypernyms:instrumentality instrumentation
Inherited Hypernyms:connectioninstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:attachmentbackbonebondconjunctioncouplingearthgroundhitchhookupjumperjunctionlinepatchphone lineslip ringsubscriber linetelephone circuittelephone linetemporary hookupyoke
Full Hyponyms:anchor chainanodeattachmentbackbonebaling wireball-and-socket jointbarbed wirebicycle chainbinderbutt hingebutt jointbutt weldchainchatelaineclip leadconcertinacontactdigital subscriber linedistributor pointdovetailelectrical contactfellfish jointfobgroundhaywirehingehitchhookuphot linejointjumperjumper cablejunctionjunction barrierknuckle jointland linelap jointligamentmiter jointmortise jointnegative polep-n junctionpaper chainparty linepiano wirepositive poleprivate linepull chainrabbet jointscarf jointseamshort circuitslip ringsound bowsplicespot weldstrap hingesuturetee hingetelephone linetemporary hookupterminalthermojunctiontire chaintoggle jointtoll linetongue and groove jointtreadtrip wiretrunk linewatsweldweltwiperwireyoke
adj satadj.allconnecting or tending to connectExamples:- connective remarks between chapters
- connective tissue in animals
- conjunctive tissue in plants
Antonyms:disjunctive
Derivationally Related Form:connectivityconnect
Inherited Hypernyms:connective
Similar to:conjunctive