connection
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
connection /kəˈnekʃn/ (Brit. also connexion)
▶noun
- 1 a link or relationship between people or things.
- 2 an opportunity for catching a connecting train, bus, etc.
- 3 (connections) people with whom one has contact.
- 4 informal, chiefly N. Amer. a supplier of narcotics.
- 5 chiefly historical an association of Methodist churches.
– phrases
in connection with concerning.
in this (or that) connection with reference to this (or that).
in connection with concerning.
in this (or that) connection with reference to this (or that).
– derivatives
connectional adjective.
connectional adjective.
'connection' also found in these Oxford entries:
anastomosis
- associate
- association
- autodial
- backbone
- between
- bypass
- close
- coincidence
- commutator
- connexion
- contact
- continuity
- copula
- cordless
- cross
- cut
- direct dialling
- disconnect
- disjointed
- disjunctive
- disown
- earth
- foster-
- fuseway
- gateway
- ground
- guanxi
- hang
- hold
- hook-up
- hotlink
- hot spot
- incidental
- intercorrelation
- intimate
- isolate
- jack plug
- landline
- leader
- line
- link
- linkman
- link-up
- multi-access
- mystery
- near
- nexus
- pad
