the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication) | a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) |
shifting from one form of transportation to another | a connection that fastens things together |
an instrumentality that connects | the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition |
the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination | an electrical force linking atoms |
a supplier (especially of narcotics) | a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal |
(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship) | (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial |
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) | a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest |
a connecting shape | a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents |
the state of being connected | |