Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)connection, connexion, connectednessa relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)“there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare”
(n)connection, link, connectednessthe state of being connected“the connection between church and state is inescapable”
(n)connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connectivean instrumentality that connects“he soldered the connection”, “he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers”
(n)connection(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)“he has powerful connections”
(n)association, connection, connexionthe process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination“conditioning is a form of learning by association”
(n)connection, connexionshifting from one form of transportation to another“the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta”
(n)joining, connection, connexionthe act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)“the joining of hands around the table”, “there was a connection via the internet”
