| Main Entry: | junction/juncture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | link, connection |
Synonyms: |
alliance, annexation, articulation, assemblage, attachment, bond, coalition, coherence, collocation, combination, combine, concatenation, concourse, concursion, confluence, conjugation, consolidation, convergence, coupling, crossing, crossroads, dovetail, elbow, gathering, gore, hinge, hookup, interface, intersection, joining, joint, knee, linking, meeting, miter, mortise, node, pivot, plug-in, reunion, seam, splice, terminal, tie-in, tie-up, union, weld |
| Main Entry: | junction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | connection |
Synonyms: |
alliance, annexation, articulation, assemblage, attachment, bond, coalition, coherence, collocation, combination, combine, concatenation, concourse, concursion, confluence, conjugation, consolidation, convergence, coupling, crossing, crossroads, dovetail, elbow, gathering, gore, hinge, hookup, interface, intersection, joining, joint, juncture, knee, link, linking, meeting, miter, mortise, node, pivot, plug-in, reunion, seam, splice, terminal, tie-in, tie-up, union, weld |
| Notes: | junction means the place where two or more things come together while juncture means an event that occurs at a critical time or point in time when a critical decision must be made |
| Concept: | Junction. |
| Category: | 3. CONJUNCTIVE QUANTITY |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
junction; joining; joinder, union connection, conjunction, cojugation; annexion, annexation, annexment; astriction, attachment, compagination, vincture, ligation, alligation; accouplement; marriage (wedlock); infibulation, inosculation, symphysis, anastomosis, confluence, communication, concatenation; meeting, reunion; assemblage., coition, copulation; sex, sexual congress, sexual conjunction, sexual intercourse, love-making., joint, joining, juncture, pivot, hinge, articulation, commissure, seam, gore, gusset, suture, stitch; link; miter mortise., closeness, tightness; coherence; combination., annexationist.
-verbs
join, unite; conjoin, connect; associate; put together, lay together, clap together, hang together, lump together, hold together, piece together, tack together, fix together, bind up; embody, reembody; roll into one., attach, fix, affix, saddle on, fasten, bind, secure, clinch, twist, make fast; tie, pinion, string, strap, sew, lace, stitch, tack, knit, button, buckle, hitch, lash, truss, bandage, braid, splice, swathe, gird, tether, moor, picket, harness, chain; fetter (restrain); lock, latch, belay, brace, hook, grapple, leash, couple, accouple, link, yoke, bracket; marry (wed); bridge over, span., braze; pin, nail, bolt, hasp, clasp, clamp, screw, rivet; impact, solder, set; weld together, fuse together; wedge, rabbet, mortise, miter, jam, dovetail, enchase; graft, ingraft, inosculate; entwine, intwine; interlink, interlace, intertwine, intertwist, interweave; entangle; twine round, belay; tighten; trice up, screw up., be joined; hang together, hold together; cohere.
-adjectives
joined; joint; conjoint, conjunct; corporate, compact; hand in hand., firm, fast, close, tight, taut, secure, set, intervolved; inseparable, indissoluble, insecable, severable.
-adverbs
jointly; in conjunction with (in addition to); fast, firmly; intimately.
-phrases
tria juncta in uno.
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Antonyms: |
disjunction |
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| Main Entry: | articulation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | connection |
Synonyms: |
coupling, hinge, joining, joint, junction, juncture, unification, union |
Antonyms: |
disconnection |
| Main Entry: | attachment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fastening |
Synonyms: |
adapter, bond, clamp, connection, connector, coupling, fastener, joint, junction, link, tie |
| Main Entry: | combination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mixture, blend |
Synonyms: |
aggregate, amalgam, amalgamation, blending, brew, coalescence, combo, composite, compound, connection, consolidation, everything but kitchen sink, fusion, junction, medley, merger, miscellany, mishmash, mix, olio, order, sequence, solution, soup, stew, succession, synthesis, unification, union |
Antonyms: |
detachment, division, parting, separation |
| Main Entry: | concourse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crowd, group |
Synonyms: |
assemblage, assembly, collection, concursion, confluence, convergence, crush, gang, gathering, joining, junction, linkage, meeting, mob, multitude, rout, throng |
| Main Entry: | confluence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | coming together |
Synonyms: |
assemblage, assembly, concourse, concurrence, concursion, conflux, convergence, crowd, gathering, host, junction, meeting, mob, multitude, union |
| Main Entry: | connection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something that connects, links |
Synonyms: |
affiliation, alliance, association, attachment, bond, combination, conjointment, conjunction, coupling, fastening, hookup, joining, joint, junction, juncture, link, linkage, network, partnerhip, seam, tie, tie-in, tie-up, union |
Antonyms: |
disconnection |
| Main Entry: | contact |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | form of communication |
Synonyms: |
acquaintance, association, channel, commerce, communion, companionship, connection, influence, intercourse, junction, meeting, network, touch, union, unity |