connections
kuh-NEK-shuhnz/kəˈnɛkʃənz/
- 1Plural of connection. Use this when talking about more than one connection.
The electrician checked all the connections before turning on the power.
Loose connections can make the lights flicker.
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- 2People you know who can help you or use their influence for you.
Like knowing the right people who can open doors for you.
She got the job through her family's connections in the industry.
Without good connections, breaking into the business is very hard.
Similarcontacts, acquaintances, ties
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- 3The people who own or pay for a racehorse or racing dog.
The horse's connections celebrated wildly after the win.
The connections decided to rest the colt for the rest of the season.
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connections is a form of connection
connection, noun: A way in which two things, facts or ideas are linked, so that one is related to the other or changes it. Full entry
- Forms
- connectionconnections plural
- Spelling
- connection → connections: add -s
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