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connection: shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"; an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"; a supplier (especially of narcotics); (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"; a 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"; a connecting shape; the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable"

interrogate collapse: pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion"; transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication

pipeline collapse: a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport"

re collapse: the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization

intercommunicate collapse: be interconnected, afford passage; "These rooms intercommunicate"

get to collapse: arrive at the point of; "She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long"

contact collapse: close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"; the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch"; (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts"; a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication; a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues"; the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"; a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"; the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity; "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"

etiology collapse: the philosophical study of causation; the cause of a disease

distributor collapse: electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence; a company that markets merchandise; "his company is a large distributor of software products"; someone who markets merchandise

aisle collapse: passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores; part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns; a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)

underpass collapse: an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway

homology collapse: the quality of being similar or corresponding in position or value or structure or function

reply collapse: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"

matrilineage collapse: line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family

patrilineage collapse: line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family

relate collapse: give an account of; "The witness related the events"; have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"; be in a relationship with; "How are these two observations related?"

fatherhood collapse: the status of a father; the status of a religious leader; the kinship relation between an offspring and the father

motherhood collapse: the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother

correspond collapse: exchange messages; "My Russian pen pal and I have been corresponding for several years"

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