| Main Entry: | ligature |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | link |
Synonyms: |
band, bandage, binding, bond, connection, knot, ligament, nexus, rope, tie, yoke |
| Notes: | two letters joined together like ae is a ligature; printed separately it is called a digraph |
| Main Entry: | band |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something which encircles |
Synonyms: |
bandage, bandeau, belt, binding, bond, braid, cable, chain, circle, circuit, copula, cord, fillet, harness, hoop, ligature, line, link, manacle, ribbon, ring, rope, sash, scarf, shackle, snood, stay, strap, string, strip, tape, tie, truss |
| Main Entry: | bond |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | binder or fastener |
Synonyms: |
band, binding, chain, connection, cord, fastening, fetter, gunk, handcuff, hookup, irons, ligature, link, linkage, manacle, network, nexus, rope, shackle, stickum, tie, tie-in, wire |
| Main Entry: | grip |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clasp, embrace |
Synonyms: |
anchor, brace, catch, cinch, cincture, clamp, clamping, clench, clinch, clutch, coercion, constraint, crushing, duress, enclosing, enclosure, fastening, fixing, grapnel, grapple, grasp, gripe, handclasp, handgrip, handhold, handshake, hold, hook, ligature, lug, purchase, restraint, snatch, squeeze, strength, tenure, vise, wrench |
Antonyms: |
release |
| Main Entry: | knot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bow, loop |
Synonyms: |
bond, braid, bunch, coil, connection, contortion, entanglement, gnarl, helix, hitch, joint, kink, ligament, ligature, link, mat, nexus, perplexity, rosette, screw, snag, snarl, spiral, splice, tangle, tie, twirl, twist, vinculum, warp, whirl, whorl, yoke |
| Notes: | a nautical mile is also a geological mile or admiralty mile; a knot is the unit for measuring nautical miles |
Antonyms: |
line |
| Main Entry: | link |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | component, connection |
Synonyms: |
articulation, association, attachment, bond, channel, connective, constituent, contact, copula, coupler, coupling, division, element, fastening, hitch, hookup, in, interconnection, interface, intersection, joining, joint, junction, knot, ligament, ligation, ligature, loop, member, network, nexus, part, piece, relationship, ring, seam, section, splice, tie, tie-up, vinculum, weld, yoke |
Antonyms: |
whole |
| Main Entry: | tie |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fastening |
Synonyms: |
attachment, band, bandage, bond, brace, connection, cord, fastener, fetter, gag, hookup, joint, knot, ligament, ligature, link, network, nexus, outfit, rope, strap, string, tackle, tie-in, tie-up, yoke, zipper |
| Main Entry: | yoke |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bondage, bond |
Synonyms: |
burden, chain, coupling, enslavement, helotry, knot, ligament, ligature, link, nexus, oppression, peonage, serfdom, service, servility, servitude, slavery, tie |
| Main Entry: | thread |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fiber |
Synonyms: |
cord, cotton, filament, flax, floss, ligature, lint, lisle, pile, ravel, raveling, silk, stamen, staple, strand, string, thrum, twine, warp, weft, wire, woof, wool, yarn |
| Main Entry: | handcuff |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bond |
Synonyms: |
band, binding, chain, connection, cord, fastening, fetter, gunk, hobble, hookup, iron, irons, ligature, link, linkage, manacle, network, nexus, restraint, rope, shackle, stickum, tie, tie-in, wire |