n.
1.a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
2.the state of being connected
3.an instrumentality that connects
4.(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
5.the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
6.a connecting shape
7.a supplier (especially of narcotics)
8.shifting from one form of transportation to another
9.the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
