nnoun.groupa formal organization of people or groups of peopleExamples:- he joined the Modern Language Association
Derivationally Related Form:associate
Hypernyms:organisation organization
Inherited Hypernyms:associationorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:AARPASEANAmerican Baptist ConventionAmerican LegionAssociation for the Advancement of Retired PersonsAssociation of Southeast Asian NationsFabian SocietyNational Association of RealtorsNorthern Baptist ConventionSouthern Baptist ConventionVFWVeterans of Foreign Warschamber of commerceclubconferenceconsortiumcooperativefamilyfellowshipganggildguildinstituteleaguelegionlodgemoborderpackpoolprofessional associationringsecret societysisterhoodsistershipsocial clubsocietysyndicate
Member Meronyms:associate chapter
Full Hyponyms:american baptist conventionamerican legionassociation for the advancement of retired personsassociation of southeast asian nationsathenaeumbaseball leaguebasketball leaguebookclubbowling leaguechamber of commercechapterchess clubclassclubconsortiumcooperativecountry clubdrug cartelfabian societyfamilyfootball leaguefraternityfreemasonrygangglee clubgolf clubhockey leaguehuntinstituteinvestors clubivy leaguejockey clubkoinonialeaguelegionlions clublittle leaguemajor leagueminor leaguenational association of realtorsnestoil cartelorganization of petroleum-exporting countriesprofessional associationracket clubrashtriya swayamsevak sanghrotary clubrowing clubsecret societyservice clubsisterhoodslate clubsleeper nestsororitysouthern baptist conventiontennis clubtrustturnvereinveterans of foreign warsyacht clubyouth gang
nnoun.actthe act of consorting with or joining with othersExamples:- you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association
Derivationally Related Form:associate
Hypernyms:social activity
Inherited Hypernyms:associationsocial activitygroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:associationsocial activitygroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:affiliationfraternisationfraternization
Full Hyponyms:affiliationfraternizationreaffiliation
nnoun.statethe state of being connected together as in memory or imaginationExamples:- his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break
Antonyms:disassociation
Derivationally Related Form:associate
Hypernyms:unification union
Inherited Hypernyms:associationunionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitionthe process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imaginationSynset:connection connexion
Examples:- conditioning is a form of learning by association
Derivationally Related Form:associateconnect
Hypernyms:memory remembering
Inherited Hypernyms:associationmemorybasic cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:colligation
Full Hyponyms:colligationgeneralization
nnoun.statea social or business relationshipSynset:affiliation tie tie-up
Examples:- a valuable financial affiliation
- he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team
- many close associations with England
Derivationally Related Form:associateaffiliatetie
Hypernyms:relationship
Inherited Hypernyms:affiliationrelationshipstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.relationa relation resulting from interaction or dependenceExamples:- flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear
- the host is not always injured by association with a parasite
Derivationally Related Form:associate
Hypernyms:relation
Inherited Hypernyms:associationrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.process(chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bondingTopic:chemical sciencechemistry
Hypernyms:chemical action chemical change chemical process
Inherited Hypernyms:associationchemical processnatural processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:hydrationsolvation
Full Hyponyms:hydrationsolvation
nnoun.group(ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant speciesTopic:bionomicsecologyenvironmental science
Derivationally Related Form:associate
Hypernyms:group grouping
Inherited Hypernyms:associationgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:antibiosis