a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness) | a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied |
(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption | neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front |
a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection) | a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating |
a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries | one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track |
| a fastener that serves to join or connect |
| (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value |
| the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided |
| equality of score in a contest |
| a social or business relationship |