| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | union |
| Synonyms: | blend, catch, combination, connection, coupler, joint, link, linking, merging, mixture, pairing, seam, tie, yoke |
| 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: | bolt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lock; part of lock |
| Synonyms: | bar, brad, catch, coupling, dowel, fastener, lag, latch, lock, nut, padlock, peg, pin, pipe, rivet, rod, screw, skewer, sliding bar, spike, stake, staple, stud |
| Antonyms: | key |
| Main Entry: | chain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | connected metal links; jewelry made of such links |
| Synonyms: | bond, bracelet, cable, clinker, connection, coupling, fetter, iron, lavaliere, link, locket, manacle, pendant, shackle, trammel |
| Main Entry: | clutch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong hold |
| Synonyms: | clamp, clasp, clench, clinch, connection, coupling, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, link |
| 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: | 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: | 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 |