Word Meanings - JUNCTION - Book Publishers vocabulary database
1. The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or detachments; the junction of paths. 2. The place or point of union, meeting, or junction; specifically, the place where two or
Additional info about word: JUNCTION
1. The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or detachments; the junction of paths. 2. The place or point of union, meeting, or junction; specifically, the place where two or more lines of railway meet or cross. Junction plate , a covering or break-join plate riveted to and uniting the edges of sheets which make a butt joint. -- Junction rails , the switch, or movable, rails, connecting one line of track with another.
Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of JUNCTION)
- Compound
- Mixture
- combination
- amalgamation
- junction
- unification
- coalescence
- Connection
- Junction
- union
- association
- concatenation
- relation
- affinity
- relevance
- intercourse
- communication
- Unarm an
- relationship
- kindred
- Joint
- Articulation
- flexure
- elbow
- knee
- Union
- coalition
- agreement
- harmony
- conjunction
- concert
- league
- connection
- alliance
- confederacy
- concord
- confederation
- consolidation
Possible antonyms: (opposite words of JUNCTION)
Related words: (words related to JUNCTION)
- RELATIONSHIP
The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance. Mason. - ASSOCIATION
1. The act of associating, or state of being associated; union; connection, whether of persons of things. "Some . . . bond of association." Hooker. Self-denial is a kind of holy association with God. Boyle. 2. Mental connection, or that which is - ASSOCIATIONIST
One who explains the higher functions and relations of the soul by the association of ideas; e. g., Hartley, J. C. Mill. - JOINTWEED
A slender, nearly leafless, American herb (Polygonum articulatum), with jointed spikes of small flowers. - CONFEDERACY
A combination of two or more persons to commit an unlawful act, or to do a lawful act by unlawful means. See Conspiracy. Syn. -- League; compact; alliance; association; union; combination; confederation. (more info) 1. A league or compact between - CONFEDERATION
1. The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particulary of princes, nations, or states. The three princes enter into some strict league and confederation among themselves. Bacon. This was no less than a political - UNIONISTIC
Of or pertaining to union or unionists; tending to promote or preserve union. - CONSOLIDATION
To organic cohesion of different circled in a flower; adnation. (more info) 1. The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification; combination. The consolidation of the marble and of the - COALITIONIST
One who joins or promotes a coalition; one who advocates coalition. - CONCORDANT
Agreeing; correspondent; harmonious; consonant. Were every one employed in points concordant to their natures, professions, and arts, commonwealths would rise up of themselves. Sir T. Browne - COMPOUNDER
A Jacobite who favored the restoration of James II, on condition of a general amnesty and of guarantees for the security of the civil and ecclesiastical constitution of the realm. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, compounds or mixes; as, a - COMPOUNDABLE
That may be compounded. - UNARMED
Having no hard and sharp projections, as spines, prickles, spurs, claws, etc. (more info) 1. Not armed or armored; having no arms or weapons. - RESOLVENT
Having power to resolve; causing solution; solvent. - ANALYZER
The part of a polariscope which receives the light after polarization, and exhibits its properties. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, analyzes. - COMPOUND CONTROL
A system of control in which a separate manipulation, as of a rudder, may be effected by either of two movements, in different directions, of a single lever, etc. - INTERCOURSE
A This sweet intercourse Of looks and smiles. Milton. Sexual intercourse, sexual or carnal connection; coition. Syn. -- Communication; connection; commerce; communion; fellowship; familiarity; acquaintance. (more info) commerce, exchange, - JOINTURELESS
Having no jointure. - COMBINATION
The act or process of uniting by chemical affinity, by which substances unite with each other in definite proportions by weight to form distinct compounds. 4. pl. (more info) 1. The act or process of combining or uniting persons and things. Making - CONCERTMEISTER
The head violinist or leader of the strings in an orchestra; the sub-leader of the orchestra; concert master. - DALLIANCE
1. The act of dallying, trifling, or fondling; interchange of caresses; wanton play. Look thou be true, do not give dalliance Too mnch the rein. Shak. O, the dalliance and the wit, The flattery and the strifeTennyson. 2. Delay or procrastination. - INTERCOMMUNION
Mutual communion; as, an intercommunion of deities. Faber. - UNJOINT
To disjoint. - BORDEAUX MIXTURE
A fungicidal mixture composed of blue vitriol, lime, and water. The formula in common use is: blue vitriol, 6 lbs.; lime, 4 lbs.; water, 35 -- 50 gallons. - STRAIGHT-JOINT
Having straight joints. Specifically: Applied to a floor the boards of which are so laid that the joints form a continued line transverse to the length of the boards themselves. Brandle & C. In the United States, applied to planking or flooring - REALLIANCE
A renewed alliance. - REUNION
1. A second union; union formed anew after separation, secession, or discord; as, a reunion of parts or particles of matter; a reunion of parties or sects. 2. An assembling of persons who have been separated, as of a family, or the members of a - MISRELATION
Erroneous relation or narration. Abp. Bramhall. - INTERCOMMUNICATION
Mutual communication. Owen. - DISJOINT
Disjointed; unconnected; -- opposed to conjoint. Milton. - ABARTICULATION
Articulation, usually that kind of articulation which admits of free motion in the joint; diarthrosis. Coxe. - SEJUNCTION
The act of disjoining, or the state of being disjoined. Bp. Pearson.