association
English Thesaurus
1. the act of consorting with or joining with others (noun.act)
hypernym | : | social activity, |
definition | : | activity considered appropriate on social occasions (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | fraternisation, fraternization, |
definition | : | associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | affiliation, |
definition | : | the act of becoming formally connected or joined (noun.act) |
2. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | memory, remembering, |
definition | : | the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | colligation, |
definition | : | the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis (noun.cognition) |
3. (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species (noun.group)
hypernym | : | group, grouping, |
definition | : | any number of entities (members) considered as a unit (noun.tops) |
hyponym | : | antibiosis, |
definition | : | an association between organisms that is harmful to one of them or between organisms and a metabolic product of another (noun.group) |
4. a formal organization of people or groups of people (noun.group)
hyponym | : | cooperative, |
definition | : | an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | family, fellowship, |
definition | : | an association of people who share common beliefs or activities (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | american legion, |
definition | : | the largest organization of United States war veterans (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | conference, league, |
definition | : | an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | secret society, |
definition | : | a society that conceals its activities from nonmembers (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | fabian society, |
definition | : | an association of British socialists who advocate gradual reforms within the law leading to democratic socialism (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | gang, mob, pack, ring, |
definition | : | an association of criminals (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | legion, |
definition | : | association of ex-servicemen (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | chamber of commerce, |
definition | : | an association of businessmen to protect and promote business interests (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | institute, |
definition | : | an association organized to promote art or science or education (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | sisterhood, sistership, |
definition | : | an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | asean, association of southeast asian nations, |
definition | : | an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism (noun.group) |
member holonym | : | chapter, |
definition | : | a local branch of some fraternity or association (noun.group) |
member holonym | : | associate, |
definition | : | a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor (noun.person) |
5. (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding (noun.process)
hyponym | : | hydration, |
definition | : | the process of combining with water; usually reversible (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | solvation, |
definition | : | a chemical process in which solvent molecules and molecules or ions of the solute combine to form a compound (noun.process) |
domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
6. a relation resulting from interaction or dependence (noun.linkdef)
hypernym | : | relation, |
definition | : | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together (noun.tops) |
7. a social or business relationship (noun.state)
hypernym | : | relationship, |
definition | : | a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries (noun.state) |
8. the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination (noun.state)
hypernym | : | unification, union, |
definition | : | the state of being joined or united or linked (noun.state) |
9. the act of consorting with or joining with others (noun.act)
derivation | : | associate, consociate, |
definition | : | bring or come into association or action (verb.social) |
10. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination (noun.cognition)
11. (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species (noun.group)
12. a formal organization of people or groups of people (noun.group)
13. a relation resulting from interaction or dependence (noun.linkdef)
derivation | : | associate, consociate, |
definition | : | bring or come into association or action (verb.social) |
14. a social or business relationship (noun.state)
derivation | : | tie, |
definition | : | limit or restrict to (verb.change) |
derivation | : | affiliate, |
definition | : | join in an affiliation (verb.social) |
derivation | : | associate, consociate, |
definition | : | bring or come into association or action (verb.social) |
derivation | : | attach, bind, bond, tie, |
definition | : | create social or emotional ties (verb.social) |
15. the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination (noun.state)
antonym | : | disassociation, |
definition | : | the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination (noun.state) |
16. the act of consorting with or joining with others (noun.act)
derivation | : | associate, consociate, |
definition | : | bring or come into association or action (verb.social) |
17. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination (noun.cognition)
18. (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species (noun.group)
19. a formal organization of people or groups of people (noun.group)
20. a relation resulting from interaction or dependence (noun.linkdef)
derivation | : | associate, consociate, |
definition | : | bring or come into association or action (verb.social) |
21. a social or business relationship (noun.state)
derivation | : | tie, |
definition | : | limit or restrict to (verb.change) |
derivation | : | affiliate, |
definition | : | join in an affiliation (verb.social) |
derivation | : | associate, consociate, |
definition | : | bring or come into association or action (verb.social) |
derivation | : | attach, bind, bond, tie, |
definition | : | create social or emotional ties (verb.social) |
22. the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination (noun.state)
antonym | : | disassociation, |
definition | : | the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination (noun.state) |
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