link
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1.4
- noun
- /lɪŋk/
:
vínculo
- We all have a link to this place!
- a causal link
- a direct link
- a strong link
Would you implant a neural link device in your own brain?
- Would you implant a neural link device in your own brain?
- The key like the the real link that makes this all work.
- What is the common link between those two healings?
- There's nothing physical making that link. It's an idea. It's a belief
- And the title is the proven link between effective leadership and sleep.
- When we haven't seen anything yet because the link is not complete.
Examples
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There seems to be a link between smoking and heart disease.
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The challenges facing the colleges require better links between research findings and best practices.
Academic text (2012) -
And we're trying to establish whether there's a link between the two cases.
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The heads of departments constitute the link between the principal and the teachers, and vice versa.
Academic text (2012) -
Already there are unconfirmed reports of a link between the victims, who are reported to be Arab-speaking, and the bombers of bus 87.
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Thus, economic geographers recognize important links between the economics of GIs and cultural geographies.
Academic text (2011) -
There seems to be a link between smoking and heart disease.
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Now, there has to be a common link between the victims, starting with the first.
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And we're trying to establish whether there's a link between the two cases.
Synonyms
∞
1.9
A relationship between people, things, ideas, or events
325
2.4
A connection that people have with family or friends
252
2.3
A way like a road or tunnel that connects places so people and goods can move
105
6.8
A person or thing that helps two groups share information
84
7.9
A point where things are connected, like roads or ideas
26
3.9
A connection between things, for example air pollution and disease
18
2.7
The place where two parts fit together
7
3.0
The action of bringing two things together so they connect
5
3.6
A word that links ideas or parts of a sentence
1
6.1
A connection between things or systems that makes them affect each other
A link between things, people, or events
A link between two web pages or documents that helps users move between them
Antonyms
Compounds
- Archaic
1
7.8
An extinct creature thought to form a bridge between apes and early humans
- Specialized
1
4.0
A connection that sends and receives digital information between two places
- 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
How Connected
Surface Forms
Etymology
Link grew from the idea of a ring that joins things, so people began to use it for any 'connection' between people, places, or things. That's why we call someone a vital link between two groups.