tie
325
2.4
- noun
- /taɪ/
:
vínculo
- The charity event was organized to strengthen the ties between the community and local businesses.
- close ties
- strong ties
- family ties
Probably some sort of tie between Creature world.
- Probably some sort of tie between Creature world.
- And that's how strongly they can connect their ties back to Hawaii.
- Les Wexner had ties to the Genovese crime family.
- So she knows that Joe really likes Monet ties, Impressionist art ties.
Examples
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So there's a really strong tie between Boston and Hawaii.
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I hear they cut ties a long time ago.
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Perhaps it was the tie of blood between us, but I doubt it.
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Have some self respect and cut ties with all of them.
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Brown calls for closer ties between the two systems, no matter how this is achieved.
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We have family ties, and they were roommates.
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Prior to the attacks, the ties between the two countries could best be defined as strained.
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The agency looked into whether Mr. Adan had ties to any terror groups.
Academic text (2017) -
Through successes and strains, our ties have broadly endured.
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Indeed, those with the closest ties to Roman history, like Romulus and Aeneas, are exceedingly rare.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
∞
1.7
A connection between people, groups, or countries that shows how they interact
∞
1.9
A relationship between people, things, ideas, or events
745
2.8
How people, groups, or countries are connected and act toward each other
684
1.4
A connection between people, things, or places
322
2.9
A strong connection that holds people or things together
131
3.0
A connection between people, groups, or things, often from working together
95
3.9
A connection with a group, organization or person
51
2.8
A close connection between two people with feelings and trust
26
3.9
A connection between things, for example air pollution and disease
9
3.4
A strong feeling of closeness between people or toward a place
8
4.8
How people and things are joined and relate to each other
7
3.4
A deep, lasting connection between people or animals
6
6.8
The way things are linked and affect each other
4
5.3
A shared feeling or value that keeps people together
2
5.5
How closely people or things connect to each other
2
5.9
A connection where two or more things affect each other
1
4.0
A connection between people that involves feelings or friendship
1
4.4
A connection between people or groups to work together
1
7.1
A close connection between things that makes them affect each other
1
2.9
A connection between companies that helps them work together
1
3.5
A meeting that connects people or groups to work together
A link between things, people, or events
A close, often complicated connection between people, groups, or ideas
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
1
7.9
To become very confused and anxious because you worry too much
Compounds
- Formal
12
3.7
A formal evening dress code for men that requires a black jacket and bow tie
- Specialized
2
4.1
A heavy wooden or concrete beam laid across railway tracks to hold rails in place
- Formal
2
7.0
A very formal men's evening dress code requiring a white bow tie and tailcoat
- Formal
1
8.1
A very formal evening outfit for men with a white bow tie, white waistcoat, black tailcoat, and matching trousers
1
8.4
A narrow cloth worn at the neck to show which school someone went to and social connections
- Specialized
1
6.7
A rod that connects the steering parts to the front wheels so they turn together
- Specialized
A small piece of skin under the tongue is too short from birth and stops the tongue moving well
How Close
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ties meaning connections comes from the image of ropes that 'tie' people together, so 'family ties' are the bonds that keep people close.