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adj
- Having relationships; involved with others.
- Having or supporting connections, especially when through technology such as networking software or a transportation network.
- Intimate; having bonds of affection.
- (Canada, US) Involved with organized crime, specifically someone not (yet) working for a crime organization, but referred to as a "friend" by made guys/wise guys inside the organization.
- (mathematics, graph theory, of a graph) Having a path, either directed or undirected, connecting every pair of vertices.
- (usually with "well-"): Having favorable rapport with a powerful entity.
- (mathematics, topology, of a topological space) That cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets.
- being joined in close association
- stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer
- plugged in
- wired together to an alarm system
- joined or linked together
verb
noun
- A series of complicated personal relationships in which, over time, people have had different partners who have themselves had other partners within the same group of people.
- (business) A group of dealers who buy and sell a commodity (originally crude oil, especially in a single shipment) among themselves in order to artificially increase its price before it is sold to a party outside the group.
- A garland to be worn on the head, made (usually as a pastime) by sewing or otherwise linking the stems of the flowers of daisies (Bellis perennis) into a ring.
- A large nylon loop sewn together at intervals along the midlength, used to decelerate a falling free climber.
- A ladder consisting of loops of nylon tape connected together which are used as footholds.
- (also computing) A bus wiring scheme in which a series of devices are connected in sequence: A to B, B to C, C to D, etc.
- (backpacking) A small strip of webbing with multiple loops, which allows a backpacker to secure several objects to the exterior of a backpack.
- (figurative) A sequence of events where each one leads to the next.
- (also electrical engineering) Several electrical or electronic devices linked in series by their data or power connections, or both.
- (slang) A group-sex formation involving multiple partners, with the participants lying in a circle, each one performing oral sex on another person.
- (music) A series of samplers, sequencers, synthesizers, or other MIDI devices used in electronic music connected to one another in a chain through MIDI cables.
- (by extension) A thing resembling a daisy chain (noun sense 1) in having several elements connected together, often in a circle.
- flower chain consisting of a string of daisies linked by their stems; worn by students on class day at some schools
- (figurative) a series of associated things or people or experiences
verb
adv
- In a relationship or partnership, for example a business relationship or a romantic partnership.
- At the same time, in the same place; in close association or proximity.
- Without intermission or interruption; continuously; uninterruptedly.
- Into one place; into a single thing; combined.
- in each other's company
- at the same time
- in contact with each other or in proximity
- with a common plan
- assembled in one place
- with cooperation and interchange
adj
adv
adj
- (figuratively) Analogous, similar, comparable.
- Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".
- (computing) Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.
- (science fiction, of realities, dimensions, timelines, etc.) Coexisting but normally not interacting with the regular reality.
- (hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding.
- Equally distant from one another at all points.
- being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
- of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
noun
- (printing) A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines, used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page.
- (military) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.
- (geography) A line of latitude.
- Something identical or similar in essential respects.
- One of a set of parallel lines.
- Direction conformable to that of another line.
- A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity.
- An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.
- (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
- something having the property of being analogous to something else
- an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
verb
- Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
- To compare or liken something to something else.
- To construct or place something parallel to something else.
- To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, etc.
- To equal; to match; to correspond to.
- To produce or adduce as a parallel.
- Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
- make or place parallel to something
- duplicate or match
- be parallel to
adj
- used of relations such that each member of one set is associated with one member of a second set
- (chiefly UK) Involving direct communication between two people.
- (mathematics, of a function) Injective, being an injection: having the property that no two elements of the domain are mapped to the same image.
- Matching each member of one set with exactly one member of another set.
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verb
adj
noun
noun
- The condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time.
- (often, especially in common use) Synonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the practice of having several wives at the same time”).
- (zoology) The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate.
- (botany) The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.
- the condition or practice of having more than one spouse at a time
noun
- A reciprocal relationship.
- The characteristic of being reciprocal, e.g. of a relationship between people.
- (grammar) A reciprocal construction involves two noun phrases where each of the participants occupies both the role of agent and patient with respect to the other. see: Wikipedia:Reciprocal pronoun.
- (international law) The mutual exchange of rights, privileges or obligations between nations. see: Wikipedia:Reciprocity (international relations).
- (psychology) The responses of individuals to the actions of others.
- A relation of mutual dependence or action or influence.
- a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
- mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges
adj
- (used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate
- (zoology) Having only one sexual partner at a time.
- (of a person) Exclusively engaging in mutually exclusive sexual/romantic partnership.
- (of a relationship) Characterized by mutual sexual and romantic exclusively.
- (botany) Monogamic; having a simple flower with united anthers.
- (strictly) Involving marriage to one person at a time.
verb
- To bring (two or more people or things) into a close relationship (often one that is undesired); to connect, to link, to unite.
- To be or become connected, linked, or united in a relationship; to have dealings with.
- (agriculture) To place a frame on the neck of (an animal such as a cow, pig, or goose) to prevent passage through a fence or other barrier.
- To place a collar on the neck of (a conquered person or prisoner) to restrain movement.
- To join (several draught animals) together with a yoke; also, to fasten a yoke (on one or more draught animals) to pull a cart, plough, etc.; or to attach (a cart, plough, etc.) to a draught animal.
- To put (one's arm or arms) around someone's neck, waist, etc.; also, to surround (someone's neck, waist, etc.) with one's arms.
- To bring into or keep (someone) in bondage or a state of submission; to enslave or subject to confine, to restrain; to oppress, to subjugate.
- To put (something) around someone's neck like a yoke; also, to surround (someone's neck) with something.
- put a yoke on or join with a yoke
- link with or as with a yoke
- become joined or linked together
noun
- A collar placed on the neck of a conquered person or prisoner to restrain movement.
- Misspelling of yolk.
- Something which oppresses or restrains a person; a burden.
- (glassblowing) A Y-shaped stand used to support a blowpipe or punty while reheating in the glory hole.
- (chiefly US) A frame or convex crosspiece from which a bell is hung.
- (Ireland, informal) A chap, a fellow.
- (Ireland, informal) A miscellaneous object; a gadget.
- (nautical) A fitting placed across the head of the rudder with a line attached at each end by which a boat may be steered; in modern use it is primarily found in sailing canoes and kayaks.
- (electronics) The electromagnetic coil that deflects the electron beam in a cathode ray tube.
- (chiefly historical) A pair of draught animals, especially oxen, yoked together to pull something.
- (Ancient Rome) Chiefly in pass under the yoke: a raised yoke (sense 1.1), or a symbolic yoke formed from two spears installed upright in the ground with another spear connecting their tops, under which a defeated army was made to march as a sign of subjugation.
- A bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; (by extension) a device attached to a single draught animal for the same purpose.
- (Ireland, Scotland) A carriage, a horse and cart; (by extension, generally) a car or other vehicle.
- (Ireland, slang) A pill of a psychoactive drug.
- (bodybuilding) Well-developed muscles of the neck and shoulders.
- (video games) A similar device used as a game controller.
- A pole carried on the neck and shoulders of a person, used for carrying a pair of buckets, etc., one at each end of the pole; a carrying pole.
- (aviation) Any of various devices with crosspieces used to control an aircraft; specifically, the control column.
- (chiefly England, especially Kent; also Scotland; historical) An amount of work done with draught animals, lasting about half a day; (by extension) an amount or shift of any work.
- A bond of love, especially marriage; also, a bond of friendship or partnership; an obligation or task borne by two or more people.
- (electrical engineering) Originally, a metal piece connecting the poles of a magnet or electromagnet; later, a part of magnetic circuit (such as in a generator or motor) not surrounded by windings (“wires wound around the cores of electrical transformers”).
- (agriculture) A frame placed on the neck of an animal such as a cow, pig, or goose to prevent passage through a fence or other barrier.
- (clothing) The part of an item of clothing which fits around the shoulders or the hips from which the rest of the garment hangs, and which is often distinguished by having a double thickness of material, or decorative flourishes.
- Any of various linking or supporting objects that resembles a yoke (sense 1.1); a crosspiece, a curved bar, etc.
- a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke
- a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
- support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
- an oppressive power
- two items of the same kind
- fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
- stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
verb
- establish a rapport or relationship
- land on or hit solidly
- make a logical or causal connection
- be or become joined or united or linked
- hit or play a ball successfully
- establish communication with someone
- plug into an outlet
- join for the purpose of communication
- join by means of communication equipment
- connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
- be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation
- (intransitive, of two objects) To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.
- To associate; to establish a relation between.
- (intransitive, of a blow) To arrive at an intended target; to land.
- To make a travel connection; to switch from one means of transport to another as part of the same trip.
- (transitive, of an object) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.
- To join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network.
- (transitive, of a person) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to take one object and attach it to another.
- (intransitive, of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
noun
noun
- a reciprocal relation between two or more things
- a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other
- a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation)
- (statistics) One of the several measures of the linear statistical relationship between two random variables, indicating both the strength and direction of the relationship.
- (algebra) An isomorphism from a projective space to the dual of a projective space, often to the dual of itself.
- A reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects.
adj
- (of a polyamorous person) Having as many romantic partners as one can handle at a time.
- Misconstruction of polyunsaturated.
- (mathematics, of an internal binary mapping on a countably infinite set) Having the property that for some cardinality, all subsets of that cardinality or smaller map to another element of the subset.
noun
- (countable) Intimate relationship.
- (uncountable, countable) Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, often but not necessarily involving sexuality.
- (countable, especially plural) Intimate detail, (item of) intimate information.
- close or warm friendship
- a feeling of being intimate and belonging together
- a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
adj
- having a relation or being related
- Relating to relations.
- (databases) Of a database technology using tables and adhering to Codd’s 12 rules.
- (linguistics) Pertaining to a relational adjective, i.e. an adjective that relates what it modifies to a noun rather than qualifying it.
- (art) Dealing with the whole of human relations and their social context, rather than an independent and private space.
- Friendly and peaceful.
adj
- of or related to relationships that are characterized by the strong dependence of one person on another
- (psychoanalysis) Denoting a person whose choice of love-interest arises from the dependence of the libido on another instinct (e.g., hunger).
- Pertaining to an acute emotional dependence on another person or persons.
noun
- a relation resulting from interaction or dependence
- the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
- the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
- (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species
- (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
- the act of consorting with or joining with others
- a social or business relationship
- a formal organization of people or groups of people
- (Philippines, Chinese Filipino) A benevolent overseas Chinese organization of popular origin for overseas Chinese individuals with the same surname, geographical origin, location, trade or business.
- (countable) The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.
- A group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society.
- (object-oriented programming) Relationship between classes of objects that allows one object instance to cause another to perform an action on its behalf.
- (uncountable) The act of associating.
- (statistics) Any relationship between two measured quantities that renders them statistically dependent (but not necessarily causal or a correlation).
noun
- In polyamory, a person connected emotionally or sexually to two others who are not connected to each other.
- A movement that presents itself as rotation when an off-centre fixed point is taken into account.
- (dialectal) To be in poor health; to be out of sorts.
- A stamp hinge, a folded and gummed paper rectangle for affixing postage stamps in an album.
- A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
- (statistics) The median of the upper or lower half of a batch, sample, or probability distribution.
- A principle, or a point in time, on which subsequent reasonings or events depend.
- A naturally occurring joint resembling such hardware in form or action, as in the shell of a bivalve.
- One of the four cardinal points, east, west, north, or south.
- a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
- a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend
verb
- (transitive, archaeology) The breaking off of the distal end of a knapped stone flake whose presumed course across the face of the stone core was truncated prematurely, leaving not a feathered distal end but instead the scar of a nearly perpendicular break.
- (transitive) To attach by, or equip with a hinge.
- To move or already be positioned in such a fashion that it presents itself as rotation when an off-centre fixed point is taken into account.
- (intransitive, with on or upon) To depend on something.
- attach with a hinge
noun
- (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
- sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur
- (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
- a person related by blood or marriage
- an act of narration
- an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
- (set theory) A set of ordered tuples.
- The manner in which two things may be associated.
- (mathematics) A statement of equality of two products of generators, used in the presentation of a group.
- (chiefly in the plural) A relationship; the manner in which and tone with which people or states, etc. interact.
- The act of relating a story.
- (set theory) A set of ordered pairs; a binary relation.
- (category theory) A subobject of a product of objects.
- (databases) A set of tuples, implemented as a table in a relational database.
- (often collocated: sexual relation, often in the plural) The act of intercourse.
- A member of one's extended family; a relative.
verb
- be in a relationship with
- have or establish a relationship to
- make a logical or causal connection
- be relevant to
- give an account of; narrate
- (intransitive) To have a connection.
- (intransitive) To interact.
- (transitive) To bring into a relation, association, or connection (between one thing and another).
- (intransitive) To identify with; to understand. [with to]
- (transitive) To tell in a descriptive way.
- (intransitive) To respond through reaction.
verb
noun
verb
- become engaged or intermeshed with one another
- build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
- pass by means through a lock in a waterway
- become rigid or immoveable
- keep engaged
- place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
- fasten with a lock
- hold fast (in a certain state)
- hold in a locking position
- (intransitive, break dancing) To freeze one's body or a part thereof in place.
- (transitive) To fasten with a lock.
- To seize (e.g. the sword arm of an antagonist) by turning one's left arm around it, to disarm them.
- (transitive) To intertwine or dovetail.
- (intransitive, rugby) To play in the position of lock.
- (Internet, wiki jargon, transitive) To prevent a page from being edited by other users.
- (Internet, transitive) To modify (a thread) so that users cannot make new posts in it.
- (intransitive) To be capable of becoming fastened in place.
- To raise or lower (a boat) in a lock.
- To furnish (a canal) with locks.
- (intransitive) To become fastened in place.
noun
- any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
- a strand or cluster of hair
- a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
- a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
- enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it
- a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
- (firearms) The firing mechanism.
- Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
- A segment of a canal or other navigable waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
- (computing, by extension) A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.
- A device for keeping a wheel from turning.
- Something sure to be a success.
- A small quantity of straw etc.
- A tuft or length of hair, wool, etc.
- A place impossible to get out of, as by a lock.
- (Scots law, historical) A quantity of meal, the perquisite of a mill-servant.
- Complete control over a situation.
- A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
- A grapple in wrestling.
- (rugby) A player in the scrum behind the front row, usually the tallest members of the team.
- (gambling) Synonym of Dutch book.
verb
- to get involved in a relationship with another person
- confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
- hit with the hand
- (transitive) To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.
- (intransitive) To fight; to scuffle; to box.
- (transitive) To furnish with cuffs.
- To buffet.
- (transitive, slang) To enter into a committed romantic relationship with (someone).
- (transitive) To handcuff.
noun
- shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
- the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
- A surgical procedure in which parts of the body that were not previously connected are stitched together.
- The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.
- The end of a pants leg when folded up.
- (informal, plural only) A handcuff.
- (Scotland) The scruff of the neck.
- A blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap.
noun
- an associative relation
- a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion
- the act of linking things together
- (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go)
- A connection or relation between things or ideas.
- A mechanical device that connects things.
- (genetics) The property of genes of being inherited together.
- (software compilation) The act or result of linking: the combination of multiple object files into one executable, library, or object file.
- (linguistics) A set of definitely related languages for which no proto-language can be derived, typically a group of languages within a family that have formed a sprachbund.
- (US, politics, historical) A United States foreign policy, during the 1970s détente in the Cold War, of persuading the Soviet Union to co-operate in restraining revolutions in the Third World in return for nuclear and economic concessions.
noun
- Relations among people.
- A chronological limitation or restriction, a limited timespan.
- (astrology) An essential dignity in which unequal segments of every astrological sign have internal rulerships which affect the power and integrity of each planet in a natal chart.
- Part of a year, especially one of the divisions of an academic year.
- (mathematics) Any value (variable or constant) or expression separated from another term by a space or an appropriate character, in an overall expression or table.
- Specifically, the conditions in a legal contract that specify the price and also how and when payment must be made.
- A word or phrase (e.g., noun phrase, verb phrase, open compound), especially one from a specialised area of knowledge; a name for a concept.
- (of a patent) The maximum period during which the patent can be maintained into force.
- (logic) The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice.
- Certain days on which rent is paid.
- Any of the binding conditions or promises in a legal contract.
- (computing, informal) A computer program that emulates a physical terminal.
- (nautical) A piece of carved work placed under each end of the taffrail.
- One whose employment has been terminated
- That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary, terminus.
- (art) A statue of the upper body, sometimes without the arms, ending in a pillar or pedestal.
- The time during which legal courts are open.
- With respect to a pregnancy, the usual duration of gestation for the given species (for example, nine months in humans); (metonymic) the end of this duration: the timepoint at which birth usually happens (for example, in humans, approximately 40 weeks from conception), defining the due date.
- Duration of officeholding, or its limit; period in office of fixed length.
- a limited period of time
- one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
- the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent
- any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial
- a word or expression used for some particular thing
- (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
- (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
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verb
adj
noun
- a disreputable place of entertainment
- the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
- junction by which parts or objects are joined together
- marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
- a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
- (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
- The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.
- The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.
- (anatomy) Any part of an animalian body where two bones or exoskeleton segments are abutted, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
- (chiefly US slang, may be somewhat derogatory) A place of business, particularly in the food service or hospitality industries; sometimes extended to any place that is a focus of human connection or activity (e.g., schools, hangouts, party spots).
- (US, slang) The penis.
- A cut of meat, especially (but not necessarily) (a) one containing a joint in the sense of an articulation or (b) one rolled up and tied.
- (slang) A marijuana cigarette.
- (originally an idiolectic sense) A thing.
- (geology) A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.
- (slang, with the definite article) Prison, jail, or lockup.
- The means of securing together the meeting surfaces of components of a structure.
- The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations.
verb
- fit as if by joints
- provide with a joint
- separate (meat) at the joint
- fasten with a joint
- (transitive) To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
- (transitive) To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together
- (transitive) To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
- (intransitive) To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do.
- (transitive) To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
adj
- Mutual; shared by more than one.
- (taxonomy) Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal.
- (taxonomy) As part of the vernacular name of a species, usually denoting that it is abundant or widely known.
- Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
- (law) Arising from use or tradition, as opposed to being created by a legislative body.
- (grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the common gender.
- Of a quality: existing among virtually all people; universal.
- Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
- (grammar) Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.
- Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.
- belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
- lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
- being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
- of low or inferior quality or value
- to be expected; standard
- commonly encountered
- common to or shared by two or more parties
- of or associated with the great masses of people
- having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual
noun
- A tract of land in common ownership; common land.
- The people; the community.
- Mutual good, shared by more than one.
- (law) The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right.
- a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
noun
- A series of complicated personal relationships in which, over time, people have had different partners who have themselves had other partners within the same group of people.
- (business) A group of dealers who buy and sell a commodity (originally crude oil, especially in a single shipment) among themselves in order to artificially increase its price before it is sold to a party outside the group.
- A garland to be worn on the head, made (usually as a pastime) by sewing or otherwise linking the stems of the flowers of daisies (Bellis perennis) into a ring.
- A large nylon loop sewn together at intervals along the midlength, used to decelerate a falling free climber.
- A ladder consisting of loops of nylon tape connected together which are used as footholds.
- (also computing) A bus wiring scheme in which a series of devices are connected in sequence: A to B, B to C, C to D, etc.
- (backpacking) A small strip of webbing with multiple loops, which allows a backpacker to secure several objects to the exterior of a backpack.
- (figurative) A sequence of events where each one leads to the next.
- (also electrical engineering) Several electrical or electronic devices linked in series by their data or power connections, or both.
- (slang) A group-sex formation involving multiple partners, with the participants lying in a circle, each one performing oral sex on another person.
- (music) A series of samplers, sequencers, synthesizers, or other MIDI devices used in electronic music connected to one another in a chain through MIDI cables.
- (by extension) A thing resembling a daisy chain (noun sense 1) in having several elements connected together, often in a circle.
- flower chain consisting of a string of daisies linked by their stems; worn by students on class day at some schools
- (figurative) a series of associated things or people or experiences
verb
noun
- The condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time.
- (often, especially in common use) Synonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the practice of having several wives at the same time”).
- (zoology) The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate.
- (botany) The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.
- the condition or practice of having more than one spouse at a time
noun
- A reciprocal relationship.
- The characteristic of being reciprocal, e.g. of a relationship between people.
- (grammar) A reciprocal construction involves two noun phrases where each of the participants occupies both the role of agent and patient with respect to the other. see: Wikipedia:Reciprocal pronoun.
- (international law) The mutual exchange of rights, privileges or obligations between nations. see: Wikipedia:Reciprocity (international relations).
- (psychology) The responses of individuals to the actions of others.
- A relation of mutual dependence or action or influence.
- a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
- mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges
noun
- a reciprocal relation between two or more things
- a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other
- a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation)
- (statistics) One of the several measures of the linear statistical relationship between two random variables, indicating both the strength and direction of the relationship.
- (algebra) An isomorphism from a projective space to the dual of a projective space, often to the dual of itself.
- A reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects.
noun
- (countable) Intimate relationship.
- (uncountable, countable) Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, often but not necessarily involving sexuality.
- (countable, especially plural) Intimate detail, (item of) intimate information.
- close or warm friendship
- a feeling of being intimate and belonging together
- a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
noun
- a relation resulting from interaction or dependence
- the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
- the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
- (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species
- (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
- the act of consorting with or joining with others
- a social or business relationship
- a formal organization of people or groups of people
- (Philippines, Chinese Filipino) A benevolent overseas Chinese organization of popular origin for overseas Chinese individuals with the same surname, geographical origin, location, trade or business.
- (countable) The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.
- A group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society.
- (object-oriented programming) Relationship between classes of objects that allows one object instance to cause another to perform an action on its behalf.
- (uncountable) The act of associating.
- (statistics) Any relationship between two measured quantities that renders them statistically dependent (but not necessarily causal or a correlation).
noun
- In polyamory, a person connected emotionally or sexually to two others who are not connected to each other.
- A movement that presents itself as rotation when an off-centre fixed point is taken into account.
- (dialectal) To be in poor health; to be out of sorts.
- A stamp hinge, a folded and gummed paper rectangle for affixing postage stamps in an album.
- A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
- (statistics) The median of the upper or lower half of a batch, sample, or probability distribution.
- A principle, or a point in time, on which subsequent reasonings or events depend.
- A naturally occurring joint resembling such hardware in form or action, as in the shell of a bivalve.
- One of the four cardinal points, east, west, north, or south.
- a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
- a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend
verb
- (transitive, archaeology) The breaking off of the distal end of a knapped stone flake whose presumed course across the face of the stone core was truncated prematurely, leaving not a feathered distal end but instead the scar of a nearly perpendicular break.
- (transitive) To attach by, or equip with a hinge.
- To move or already be positioned in such a fashion that it presents itself as rotation when an off-centre fixed point is taken into account.
- (intransitive, with on or upon) To depend on something.
- attach with a hinge
noun
- (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
- sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur
- (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
- a person related by blood or marriage
- an act of narration
- an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
- (set theory) A set of ordered tuples.
- The manner in which two things may be associated.
- (mathematics) A statement of equality of two products of generators, used in the presentation of a group.
- (chiefly in the plural) A relationship; the manner in which and tone with which people or states, etc. interact.
- The act of relating a story.
- (set theory) A set of ordered pairs; a binary relation.
- (category theory) A subobject of a product of objects.
- (databases) A set of tuples, implemented as a table in a relational database.
- (often collocated: sexual relation, often in the plural) The act of intercourse.
- A member of one's extended family; a relative.
noun
- an associative relation
- a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion
- the act of linking things together
- (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go)
- A connection or relation between things or ideas.
- A mechanical device that connects things.
- (genetics) The property of genes of being inherited together.
- (software compilation) The act or result of linking: the combination of multiple object files into one executable, library, or object file.
- (linguistics) A set of definitely related languages for which no proto-language can be derived, typically a group of languages within a family that have formed a sprachbund.
- (US, politics, historical) A United States foreign policy, during the 1970s détente in the Cold War, of persuading the Soviet Union to co-operate in restraining revolutions in the Third World in return for nuclear and economic concessions.
noun
- Relations among people.
- A chronological limitation or restriction, a limited timespan.
- (astrology) An essential dignity in which unequal segments of every astrological sign have internal rulerships which affect the power and integrity of each planet in a natal chart.
- Part of a year, especially one of the divisions of an academic year.
- (mathematics) Any value (variable or constant) or expression separated from another term by a space or an appropriate character, in an overall expression or table.
- Specifically, the conditions in a legal contract that specify the price and also how and when payment must be made.
- A word or phrase (e.g., noun phrase, verb phrase, open compound), especially one from a specialised area of knowledge; a name for a concept.
- (of a patent) The maximum period during which the patent can be maintained into force.
- (logic) The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice.
- Certain days on which rent is paid.
- Any of the binding conditions or promises in a legal contract.
- (computing, informal) A computer program that emulates a physical terminal.
- (nautical) A piece of carved work placed under each end of the taffrail.
- One whose employment has been terminated
- That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary, terminus.
- (art) A statue of the upper body, sometimes without the arms, ending in a pillar or pedestal.
- The time during which legal courts are open.
- With respect to a pregnancy, the usual duration of gestation for the given species (for example, nine months in humans); (metonymic) the end of this duration: the timepoint at which birth usually happens (for example, in humans, approximately 40 weeks from conception), defining the due date.
- Duration of officeholding, or its limit; period in office of fixed length.
- a limited period of time
- one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
- the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent
- any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial
- a word or expression used for some particular thing
- (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
- (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
adj
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verb
adj
noun
verb
- To bring (two or more people or things) into a close relationship (often one that is undesired); to connect, to link, to unite.
- To be or become connected, linked, or united in a relationship; to have dealings with.
- (agriculture) To place a frame on the neck of (an animal such as a cow, pig, or goose) to prevent passage through a fence or other barrier.
- To place a collar on the neck of (a conquered person or prisoner) to restrain movement.
- To join (several draught animals) together with a yoke; also, to fasten a yoke (on one or more draught animals) to pull a cart, plough, etc.; or to attach (a cart, plough, etc.) to a draught animal.
- To put (one's arm or arms) around someone's neck, waist, etc.; also, to surround (someone's neck, waist, etc.) with one's arms.
- To bring into or keep (someone) in bondage or a state of submission; to enslave or subject to confine, to restrain; to oppress, to subjugate.
- To put (something) around someone's neck like a yoke; also, to surround (someone's neck) with something.
- put a yoke on or join with a yoke
- link with or as with a yoke
- become joined or linked together
noun
- A collar placed on the neck of a conquered person or prisoner to restrain movement.
- Misspelling of yolk.
- Something which oppresses or restrains a person; a burden.
- (glassblowing) A Y-shaped stand used to support a blowpipe or punty while reheating in the glory hole.
- (chiefly US) A frame or convex crosspiece from which a bell is hung.
- (Ireland, informal) A chap, a fellow.
- (Ireland, informal) A miscellaneous object; a gadget.
- (nautical) A fitting placed across the head of the rudder with a line attached at each end by which a boat may be steered; in modern use it is primarily found in sailing canoes and kayaks.
- (electronics) The electromagnetic coil that deflects the electron beam in a cathode ray tube.
- (chiefly historical) A pair of draught animals, especially oxen, yoked together to pull something.
- (Ancient Rome) Chiefly in pass under the yoke: a raised yoke (sense 1.1), or a symbolic yoke formed from two spears installed upright in the ground with another spear connecting their tops, under which a defeated army was made to march as a sign of subjugation.
- A bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; (by extension) a device attached to a single draught animal for the same purpose.
- (Ireland, Scotland) A carriage, a horse and cart; (by extension, generally) a car or other vehicle.
- (Ireland, slang) A pill of a psychoactive drug.
- (bodybuilding) Well-developed muscles of the neck and shoulders.
- (video games) A similar device used as a game controller.
- A pole carried on the neck and shoulders of a person, used for carrying a pair of buckets, etc., one at each end of the pole; a carrying pole.
- (aviation) Any of various devices with crosspieces used to control an aircraft; specifically, the control column.
- (chiefly England, especially Kent; also Scotland; historical) An amount of work done with draught animals, lasting about half a day; (by extension) an amount or shift of any work.
- A bond of love, especially marriage; also, a bond of friendship or partnership; an obligation or task borne by two or more people.
- (electrical engineering) Originally, a metal piece connecting the poles of a magnet or electromagnet; later, a part of magnetic circuit (such as in a generator or motor) not surrounded by windings (“wires wound around the cores of electrical transformers”).
- (agriculture) A frame placed on the neck of an animal such as a cow, pig, or goose to prevent passage through a fence or other barrier.
- (clothing) The part of an item of clothing which fits around the shoulders or the hips from which the rest of the garment hangs, and which is often distinguished by having a double thickness of material, or decorative flourishes.
- Any of various linking or supporting objects that resembles a yoke (sense 1.1); a crosspiece, a curved bar, etc.
- a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke
- a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
- support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
- an oppressive power
- two items of the same kind
- fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
- stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
verb
- establish a rapport or relationship
- land on or hit solidly
- make a logical or causal connection
- be or become joined or united or linked
- hit or play a ball successfully
- establish communication with someone
- plug into an outlet
- join for the purpose of communication
- join by means of communication equipment
- connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
- be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation
- (intransitive, of two objects) To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.
- To associate; to establish a relation between.
- (intransitive, of a blow) To arrive at an intended target; to land.
- To make a travel connection; to switch from one means of transport to another as part of the same trip.
- (transitive, of an object) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.
- To join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network.
- (transitive, of a person) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to take one object and attach it to another.
- (intransitive, of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
noun
verb
- be in a relationship with
- have or establish a relationship to
- make a logical or causal connection
- be relevant to
- give an account of; narrate
- (intransitive) To have a connection.
- (intransitive) To interact.
- (transitive) To bring into a relation, association, or connection (between one thing and another).
- (intransitive) To identify with; to understand. [with to]
- (transitive) To tell in a descriptive way.
- (intransitive) To respond through reaction.
verb
noun
verb
- become engaged or intermeshed with one another
- build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
- pass by means through a lock in a waterway
- become rigid or immoveable
- keep engaged
- place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
- fasten with a lock
- hold fast (in a certain state)
- hold in a locking position
- (intransitive, break dancing) To freeze one's body or a part thereof in place.
- (transitive) To fasten with a lock.
- To seize (e.g. the sword arm of an antagonist) by turning one's left arm around it, to disarm them.
- (transitive) To intertwine or dovetail.
- (intransitive, rugby) To play in the position of lock.
- (Internet, wiki jargon, transitive) To prevent a page from being edited by other users.
- (Internet, transitive) To modify (a thread) so that users cannot make new posts in it.
- (intransitive) To be capable of becoming fastened in place.
- To raise or lower (a boat) in a lock.
- To furnish (a canal) with locks.
- (intransitive) To become fastened in place.
noun
- any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
- a strand or cluster of hair
- a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
- a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
- enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it
- a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
- (firearms) The firing mechanism.
- Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
- A segment of a canal or other navigable waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
- (computing, by extension) A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.
- A device for keeping a wheel from turning.
- Something sure to be a success.
- A small quantity of straw etc.
- A tuft or length of hair, wool, etc.
- A place impossible to get out of, as by a lock.
- (Scots law, historical) A quantity of meal, the perquisite of a mill-servant.
- Complete control over a situation.
- A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
- A grapple in wrestling.
- (rugby) A player in the scrum behind the front row, usually the tallest members of the team.
- (gambling) Synonym of Dutch book.
verb
- to get involved in a relationship with another person
- confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
- hit with the hand
- (transitive) To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.
- (intransitive) To fight; to scuffle; to box.
- (transitive) To furnish with cuffs.
- To buffet.
- (transitive, slang) To enter into a committed romantic relationship with (someone).
- (transitive) To handcuff.
noun
- shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
- the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
- A surgical procedure in which parts of the body that were not previously connected are stitched together.
- The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.
- The end of a pants leg when folded up.
- (informal, plural only) A handcuff.
- (Scotland) The scruff of the neck.
- A blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap.
adv
- In a relationship or partnership, for example a business relationship or a romantic partnership.
- At the same time, in the same place; in close association or proximity.
- Without intermission or interruption; continuously; uninterruptedly.
- Into one place; into a single thing; combined.
- in each other's company
- at the same time
- in contact with each other or in proximity
- with a common plan
- assembled in one place
- with cooperation and interchange
adj
adv
adj
- (figuratively) Analogous, similar, comparable.
- Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".
- (computing) Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.
- (science fiction, of realities, dimensions, timelines, etc.) Coexisting but normally not interacting with the regular reality.
- (hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding.
- Equally distant from one another at all points.
- being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
- of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
noun
- (printing) A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines, used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page.
- (military) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.
- (geography) A line of latitude.
- Something identical or similar in essential respects.
- One of a set of parallel lines.
- Direction conformable to that of another line.
- A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity.
- An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.
- (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
- something having the property of being analogous to something else
- an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
verb
- Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
- To compare or liken something to something else.
- To construct or place something parallel to something else.
- To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, etc.
- To equal; to match; to correspond to.
- To produce or adduce as a parallel.
- Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
- make or place parallel to something
- duplicate or match
- be parallel to
adj
- Having relationships; involved with others.
- Having or supporting connections, especially when through technology such as networking software or a transportation network.
- Intimate; having bonds of affection.
- (Canada, US) Involved with organized crime, specifically someone not (yet) working for a crime organization, but referred to as a "friend" by made guys/wise guys inside the organization.
- (mathematics, graph theory, of a graph) Having a path, either directed or undirected, connecting every pair of vertices.
- (usually with "well-"): Having favorable rapport with a powerful entity.
- (mathematics, topology, of a topological space) That cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets.
- being joined in close association
- stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer
- plugged in
- wired together to an alarm system
- joined or linked together
verb
adj
- used of relations such that each member of one set is associated with one member of a second set
- (chiefly UK) Involving direct communication between two people.
- (mathematics, of a function) Injective, being an injection: having the property that no two elements of the domain are mapped to the same image.
- Matching each member of one set with exactly one member of another set.
noun
adj
- (used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate
- (zoology) Having only one sexual partner at a time.
- (of a person) Exclusively engaging in mutually exclusive sexual/romantic partnership.
- (of a relationship) Characterized by mutual sexual and romantic exclusively.
- (botany) Monogamic; having a simple flower with united anthers.
- (strictly) Involving marriage to one person at a time.
adj
- (of a polyamorous person) Having as many romantic partners as one can handle at a time.
- Misconstruction of polyunsaturated.
- (mathematics, of an internal binary mapping on a countably infinite set) Having the property that for some cardinality, all subsets of that cardinality or smaller map to another element of the subset.
adj
- having a relation or being related
- Relating to relations.
- (databases) Of a database technology using tables and adhering to Codd’s 12 rules.
- (linguistics) Pertaining to a relational adjective, i.e. an adjective that relates what it modifies to a noun rather than qualifying it.
- (art) Dealing with the whole of human relations and their social context, rather than an independent and private space.
- Friendly and peaceful.
adj
- of or related to relationships that are characterized by the strong dependence of one person on another
- (psychoanalysis) Denoting a person whose choice of love-interest arises from the dependence of the libido on another instinct (e.g., hunger).
- Pertaining to an acute emotional dependence on another person or persons.
adj
noun
- a disreputable place of entertainment
- the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
- junction by which parts or objects are joined together
- marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
- a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
- (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
- The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.
- The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.
- (anatomy) Any part of an animalian body where two bones or exoskeleton segments are abutted, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
- (chiefly US slang, may be somewhat derogatory) A place of business, particularly in the food service or hospitality industries; sometimes extended to any place that is a focus of human connection or activity (e.g., schools, hangouts, party spots).
- (US, slang) The penis.
- A cut of meat, especially (but not necessarily) (a) one containing a joint in the sense of an articulation or (b) one rolled up and tied.
- (slang) A marijuana cigarette.
- (originally an idiolectic sense) A thing.
- (geology) A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.
- (slang, with the definite article) Prison, jail, or lockup.
- The means of securing together the meeting surfaces of components of a structure.
- The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations.
verb
- fit as if by joints
- provide with a joint
- separate (meat) at the joint
- fasten with a joint
- (transitive) To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
- (transitive) To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together
- (transitive) To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
- (intransitive) To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do.
- (transitive) To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
adj
- Mutual; shared by more than one.
- (taxonomy) Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal.
- (taxonomy) As part of the vernacular name of a species, usually denoting that it is abundant or widely known.
- Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
- (law) Arising from use or tradition, as opposed to being created by a legislative body.
- (grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the common gender.
- Of a quality: existing among virtually all people; universal.
- Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
- (grammar) Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.
- Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.
- belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
- lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
- being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
- of low or inferior quality or value
- to be expected; standard
- commonly encountered
- common to or shared by two or more parties
- of or associated with the great masses of people
- having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual
noun
- A tract of land in common ownership; common land.
- The people; the community.
- Mutual good, shared by more than one.
- (law) The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right.
- a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area