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| Main Entry: | |
| 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 |
| Notes: | a yoke is a crossbar joining animals or something figuratively holding things together; a yolk is the yellow of an egg |
| Main Entry: | tendon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | band of tissue |
| Synonyms: | band, cord, hamstring, ligament, sinew, tissue |
| Notes: | ligaments hold bones together while tendons attach muscles to bones |
| Main Entry: | vinculum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bond |
| Synonyms: | band, binding, chain, connection, cord, fastening, fetter, gunk, handcuff, hookup, irons, knot, ligament, ligature, link, linkage, manacle, network, nexus, rope, shackle, stickum, tie, tie-in, wire, yoke |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | [Connecting medium] Vinculum. |
| Category: | 3. CONJUNCTIVE QUANTITY |
| Synonyms: |
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vinculum, link; connective, connection; junction; bond of union, copula, intermedium, hyphen; bracket; bridge, stepping-stone, isthmus., bond, tendon, tendril; fiber; cord, cordage; ribband, ribbon, rope, guy, cable, line, halser, hawser, painter, moorings, wire, chain; string (filament)., fastening, tie; ligament, ligature; strap; tackle, rigging.; standing rigging, running rigging; traces, harness; yoke; band, bandage; brace, roller, fillet; inkle; with, withe, withy; thong, braid; girder, tiebeam; girth, girdle, cestus, garter, halter, noose, lasso, surcingle, knot, running knot; cabestro [U. S.], cinch [U. S.], lariat, legadero, oxreim; suspenders., pin, corking pin, nail, brad, tack, skewer, staple, clamp; cramp, cramp iron, detent, larigo, pawl, terret, treenail, screw, button, buckle, clasp, hasp, hinge, hank, catch, latch, bolt, latchet, tag; tooth; hook, hook and eye; lock, holdfast, padlock, rivet; anchor, grappling iron, trennel, stake, post., cement, glue, gum, paste, size, wafer, solder, lute, putty, birdlime, mortar, stucco, plaster, grout; viscum., shackle, rein (means of restraint); prop (support).
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