| association | (n) the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination, Syn. connexion, connection, Example: conditioning is a form of learning by association |
| connection | (n) a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it), Syn. connexion, connectedness, Ant. unconnectedness, Example: there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare |
| connection | (n) an instrumentality that connects, Syn. connexion, connecter, connective, connector, Example: he soldered the connection; he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers |
| connection | (n) a connecting shape, Syn. link, connexion |
| connection | (n) shifting from one form of transportation to another, Syn. connexion, Example: the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta |
| joining | (n) the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication), Syn. connexion, connection, Example: the joining of hands around the table; there was a connection via the internet |
