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Connective

Connecting, or adapted to connect; involving connection.

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Conjunctive 84% connected

Serving to unite; connecting together.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Conjunctive 84% connected

Serving to unite; connecting together.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Narrower term 13

Attachment 76% connected

The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a person; as, an a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Backbone 76% connected

The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal column.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bond 76% connected

That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a m…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Conjunction 76% connected

The act of conjoining, or the state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Coupling 76% connected

of Couple

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Earth 76% connected

The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place of mortals, in d…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ground 76% connected

of Grind

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Hitch 76% connected

To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Jumper 76% connected

One who, or that which, jumps.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Junction 76% connected

The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or detachments; the junction of paths.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Line 76% connected

Flax; linen.

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Patch 76% connected

A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an old garment to cover a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Yoke 76% connected

A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Instrumentality 76% connected

The quality or condition of being instrumental; that which is instrumental; anything used as a means; medium; agency.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Instrumentation 76% connected

The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments; means; agency.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 4

Connect 74% connected

To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or relation betwee…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Connect 74% connected

To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or relation betwee…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Relate 74% connected

To bring back; to restore.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Relate 74% connected

To bring back; to restore.

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Conjunction 92% connected

The act of conjoining, or the state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Conjunctive 92% connected

Serving to unite; connecting together.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Connection 92% connected

The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Connector 92% connected

One who, or that which, connects

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Connexion 92% connected

Connection. See Connection.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Continuative 92% connected

A term or expression denoting continuance.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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