the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"
a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
(chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens"
(chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop; "black lost the exchange"
reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries; "he earns his living from the interchange of currency"
the act of giving something in return for something received; "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable"
the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an exchange of prisoners"
a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange"
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"
hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company"
the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding; "the climax of the artist's career"; "in the flood tide of his success"
shopping at a market; "does the weekly marketing at the supermarket"
the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service; "most companies have a manager in charge of marketing"
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"
(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"
a group of people having ethnic or cultural or religious characteristics in common; "the Christian community of the apostolic age"; "he was well known throughout the Catholic community"
a group of nations having common interests; "they hoped to join the NATO community"
common ownership; "they shared a community of possessions"
agreement as to goals; "the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests"