CONNECTION

n. 1 uniting, joining, linking, connecting, coupling; union, bond, joint, link The US constitution forbids a formal connection between Church and State The connection between the fittings has broken. 2 link, tie, (inter)relation(ship), interplay, bearing, reference, relevance, appropriateness, correlation, tie-in; coherence, consistency, association Your answer had no connection with the question 3 Often, connections. contact, ally, acquaintance, friend (at court); influence, Colloq pull; Slang US drag With their connections, they can get away with anything 4 connections. relatives, relations, family, kin, kith and kin They have connections in Australia