| Main Entry: | join |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | unite |
Synonyms: |
accompany, add, adhere, affix, agglutinate, annex, append, assemble, associate, attach, blend, bracket, cement, clamp, clasp, clip, coadunate, coalesce, combine, compound, concrete, conjoin, conjugate, connect, copulate, couple, entwine, fasten, fuse, grapple, hitch on, incorporate, interlace, intermix, juxtapose, knit, leash, link, lock, lump together, marry, mate, melt, mix, pair, put together, slap on, span, splice, stick together, tack on, tag on, tie, tie up, touch, weave, wed, weld, yoke |
Antonyms: |
disjoin, divide, separate |
| Main Entry: | join |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | affiliate with organization |
Synonyms: |
align, associate with, be in, come aboard, consort, cooperate, enlist, enroll, enter, fall in with, follow, go to, mingle with, pair with, plug into, side with, sign on, sign up, take part in, take up with, team up with, throw in with, tie up with |
Antonyms: |
leave, resign, withdraw |
| Main Entry: | join |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | touch; border on |
Synonyms: |
abut, adjoin, be adjacent to, be at hand, be close to, be contiguous to, bound, butt, communicate, conjoin, extend, fringe, hem, lie beside, lie near, lie next to, line, march, meet, neighbor, open into, parallel, reach, rim, skirt, trench on, verge on |
Antonyms: |
separate |
| Main Entry: | joining |
| Part of Speech: | |
Related
Adjectives: |
adhering, adhesive, adnate, amplectant, blunial, clinging, close, coadunate, cohering, cohesive, coinonomic, compact, conflate, conjoint, conjunct, corporate, coupled with, fast, firm, hand, hand in hand, inextricable, infrangible, insecable, inseparable, inseverable, intervolved, joined, joint, polymicrian, secure, sessile, set, sticky, taught, taut, tenacious, tight, tough, united, unseparated
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| Main Entry: | abut |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | touch or be next to something |
Synonyms: |
adjoin, be adjacent to, border on, butt against, join, neighbor |
| Main Entry: | adjoin |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be next to |
Synonyms: |
abut, approximate, be adjacent to, border, butt, communicate, connect, join, lie, lie beside, link, neighbor, touch, verge |
| Main Entry: | adjoin |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach |
Synonyms: |
add, affix, annex, append, combine, connect, couple, interconnect, join, link, unite |
Antonyms: |
detach |
| Main Entry: | adjoining |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | being next to |
Synonyms: |
abutting, adjacent, approximal, bordering on, connecting, conterminous, contiguous, coterminous, impinging, interconnecting, joined, joining, juxtaposed, near, neighboring, next door, touching, verging |
| Notes: | adjacent means next to but not necessarily connected with, while adjoining means next to and connected - adjacent rooms are separated by a wall, adjoining are connected by a common door; things are adjacent when they are side by side, they are adjoining when they share a common boundary and adjacent may or may not imply contact but always implies absence of anything of the same kind in between |
Antonyms: |
detached, divided, separate |
| Main Entry: | affiliate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | associate or be associated with a larger organization |
Synonyms: |
ally, amalgamate, annex, associate, band together, combine, come aboard, confederate, connect, form connection, go partners, hook up, incorporate, join, line up, plug into, relate*, team up, throw in with, tie up, unite |
Antonyms: |
disjoin, separate, stay away |
| Main Entry: | affiliation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | association with an organization |
Synonyms: |
alliance, amalgamation, banding together, bunch, cahoots, clan, coalition, combination, confederation, conjunction, connection, crew, crowd, gang, hookup, incorporation, joining, league, merging, mob, outfit, partnership, relationship, ring, syndicate, tie-in, union |