| noun | a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) “there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare” |
| noun | the state of being connected “the connection between church and state is inescapable” |
| noun | an instrumentality that connects “he soldered the connection” |
| noun | (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship) “he has powerful connections” |
| noun | the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination “conditioning is a form of learning by association” |
| noun | a connecting shape |
| noun | a supplier (especially of narcotics) |
| noun | shifting from one form of transportation to another “the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta” |
| noun | the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication) “the joining of hands around the table” |
| connected | adjective | stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer |
| link | verb | link with or as with a yoke |
| connect | verb | plug into an outlet |
| associate | verb | make a logical or causal connection |
| join | verb | be or become joined or united or linked |