| Main Entry: | linkage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | relation |
Synonyms: |
affiliation, affinity, alliance, association, connection, consanguinity, correlation, interconnection, interdependence, interrelationship, kin, kindred, kinship, kinsperson, liaison, link, propinquity, relationship, relative, sibling, similarity, tie-in |
| Main Entry: | association |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental connection |
Synonyms: |
bond, combination, concomitance, concordance, connotation, correlation, identification, impression, joining, juxtaposition, linkage, linking, lumping together, mixing, mixture, pairing, recollection, relation, remembrance, tie, train of thought, union |
Antonyms: |
disassociation, division, separation |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | logic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | science of reasoning |
Synonyms: |
antithesis and synthesis, argumentation, coherence, connection, course of thought, deduction, dialectic, good sense, induction, inference, linkage, philosophy, ratiocination, rationale, relationship, sanity, sense, sound judgment, syllogism, syllogistics, thesis, train of thought |
Antonyms: |
unreasonableness |
| Main Entry: | unification |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | joining together |
Synonyms: |
affinity, alliance, amalgamation, coalescence, coalition, combination, concurrence, confederation, connection, consolidation, coupling, federation, fusion, hookup, interlocking, linkage, melding, merger, merging, union, uniting |
Antonyms: |
division, segregation, separation |
| Main Entry: | whole |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | total made up of parts |
Synonyms: |
aggregate, aggregation, all, amount, assemblage, assembly, being, big picture, body, bulk, coherence, collectivity, combination, complex, ensemble, entirety, entity, everything, fullness, gross, hook line and sinker, integral, jackpot, linkage, lock stock and barrel, lot, lump, oneness, organism, organization, piece, quantity, quantum, result, sum, sum total, summation, supply, system, the works, totality, unit, unity, whole ball of wax, whole enchilada, whole nine yards, whole shebang |
| Notes: | a hole is an opening or cavity into or through something, while whole means complete, not divided a whole comprises its parts, consists of its parts, and is composed of its parts; parts constitute a whole |
Antonyms: |
part |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | hookup |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | relation |
Synonyms: |
affiliation, affinity, alliance, association, connection, consanguinity, correlation, interconnection, interdependence, interrelationship, kin, kindred, kinship, kinsperson, liaison, link, linkage, propinquity, relationship, relative, sibling, similarity |