link
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1.0
- noun
- /lɪŋk/
- My job is to protect every link in this chain.
- a chain link
- a weak link
- a connecting link
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- Each one of these links is hand polished.
- You're outside and with a chain link fence in a horseshoe.
- They also picked up this vintage link chain as well.
Examples
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They also picked up this vintage link chain as well.
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I'll leave you guys a link below to the brand that I use.
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There seem to be links missing.
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Her grandfather was the final link in the chain!
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Our public schools lack an important link between the ordinary grammar school and the university.
Academic text (1995) -
Barnes's feet slipped on the chain links, then he got a toehold and pulled himself up.
Fiction book (1992) -
Each link in the necklace was crafted from gold.
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The dog wore a collar with a sturdy link attached for the leash.
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He found a broken link in the bicycle chain while fixing it.
Synonyms
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3.3
A part that joins parts so power, signals, or water can pass
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3.9
A connection between things, for example air pollution and disease
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7.9
A point where things are connected, like roads or ideas
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5.3
A device that connects two machine parts so they move together
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3.6
A word that links ideas or parts of a sentence
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2.9
The place where two things meet and are fixed together
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6.1
A connection between things or systems that makes them affect each other
A link that joins two chains in a machine
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.0
A connection that sends and receives digital information between two places
- Archaic
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7.8
An extinct creature thought to form a bridge between apes and early humans
- Texting
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4.0
A link between two web pages or documents that helps users move between them
- Specialized
A computer terminal connected to a system over a network, not directly
- Specialized
A device that connects to a main computer over a network so users can access it remotely
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Etymology
Link comes from an old English word hlenc that meant 'ring' or 'loop', so it originally named the small metal ring in a chain. That's why a link is the part that connects pieces of a chain.