joining
connection
connexion | the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication), the joining of hands around the table, there was a connection via the internet |
| connection connexion | shifting from one form of transportation to another, the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta |
| wire-haired fox terrier | a fox terrier with wiry hair |
wirehair
wirehaired terrier
wire-haired terrier | a terrier with wiry hair |
| griffon wire-haired pointing griffon | breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat, originated in Holland but largely developed in France |
| baling wire | wire used to make bales |
barbed wire
barbwire | strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage |
| chicken wire | a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh, used to build fences |
connection
connexion
connector
connecter
connective | an instrumentality that connects, he soldered the connection, he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers |
cross hair
cross wire | either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibration, he had the target in his cross hairs |
guy
guy cable
guy wire
guy rope | a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) |
| high wire | a tightrope very high above the ground |
| piano wire | thin steel wire of high tensile strength |
| plastic wrap | wrapping consisting of a very thin transparent sheet of plastic |
cling film
clingfilm
Saran Wrap | a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself, used for wrapping food |
| shrink-wrap | the clinging transparent plastic film that is used to shrinkwrap something |
siamese
siamese connection | an inlet with two or more couplings to which a hose can be attached so that fire engines can pump water into the sprinkler system of a building |
telephone wire
telephone line telegraph wire
telegraph line | the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals |
| trip wire | a wire stretched close to the ground that activates something (a trap or camera or weapon) when tripped over |
| wire | ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc |
| wire conducting wire | a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance |
| wire cloth | fabric woven of metallic wire |
| wire cutter | an edge tool used in cutting wire |
wire gauge
wire gage | gauge for measuring the diameter of wire |
wire matrix printer
wire printer
stylus printer | an impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styli |
| wire recorder | an early type of magnetic recorder using iron wire |
| wire stripper | a hand tool used by electricians to remove insulation from the cut end of an insulated wire |
wrap
wrapper | cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person |
wrapping
wrap wrapper | the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped |
association
connection
connexion | the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination, conditioning is a form of learning by association |
| shrink-wrapped software | software on CD-ROMs that are boxed and shrink-wrapped and sold in stores (implying a widely supported standard platform) |
telegram
wire | a message transmitted by telegraph |
| wrap | a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla |
| trip wire | a small military force that serves as a first line of defense, if they become engaged in hostilities it will trigger the intervention of stronger military forces |
news agency
press agency
wire service
press association
news organization
news organisation | an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically |
| wire | the finishing line on a racetrack |
| connection | a supplier (especially of narcotics) |
| connection | (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 |
eager beaver
busy bee
live wire
sharpie sharpy | an alert and energetic person |
| wire-puller | one who uses secret influence (i.e. pulls wires or strings) for his own ends |
malheur wire lettuce
Stephanomeria malheurensis | a small plant of Oregon resembling mustard, a threatened species |
yardgrass
yard grass
wire grass goose grass Eleusine indica | coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers, native to Old World tropics, a naturalized weed elsewhere |
broom beard grass
prairie grass
wire grass Andropogon scoparius
Schizachyrium scoparium | handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn |
connection
connexion
connectedness | 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 |
connection
connexion
link | a connecting shape |
connection
link
connectedness | the state of being connected, the connection between church and state is inescapable |
steel wool
wire wool | a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive |
| gift wrap | attractive wrapping paper suitable for wrapping gifts |
| wire glass | a glass that contains a layer of wire netting in it |
| cover f wrap up | clothe, as if for protection from the elements, cover your head! |