| Main Entry: | nexus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | middle |
Synonyms: |
center, connection, core, link, network, tie, union |
| Main Entry: | basis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | foundation for belief, action |
Synonyms: |
antecedent, assumption, authority, axiom, backbone, background, backing, base, bedrock, cause, center, chief ingredient, core, crux, data, dictum, essence, essential, evidence, explanation, footing, fundamental, hard fact, heart, infrastructure, justification, keynote, keystone, law, nexus, nucleus, postulate, premise, presumption, presupposition, principal element, principle, proof, reason, root, rudiment, sanction, security, source, substratum, support, theorem, theory, underpinning, warrant |
| 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: | concatenation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | connection, sequence |
Synonyms: |
chain, connecting, continuity, integration, interlocking, link, linking, nexus, series, succession, uniting |
Antonyms: |
interruption |
| Main Entry: | connection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something that communicates, relates |
Synonyms: |
affinity, application, association, bearing, bond, commerce, communication, correlation, correspondence, intercourse, interrelation, kinship, link, marriage, nexus, partnership, reciprocity, relation, relationship, relevance, tie-in, togetherness |
| Main Entry: | joint |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | intersection, juncture |
Synonyms: |
abutment, articulation, bend, bond, bracket, bridge, concourse, confluence, conjuncture, connection, copula, coupling, crux, elbow, hinge, hyphen, impingement, interconnection, junction, knot, link, meeting, nexus, node, point, seam, splice, suture, swivel, tangency, tie, union, vinculum |
| Main Entry: | key |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | answer, solution |
Synonyms: |
blueprint, brand, cipher, clue, code, core, crux, cue, earmark, explanation, fulcrum, guide, hinge, index, indicator, interpretation, lead, lever, marker, means, nexus, nucleus, passport, password, pivot, pointer, root, sign, symptom, ticket, translation |
Antonyms: |
question |
| 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: | ligature |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | link |
Synonyms: |
band, bandage, binding, bond, connection, knot, ligament, nexus, rope, tie, yoke |
| 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 |