1.Definition: (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)

"He has powerful connections"

Category: People

2.Definition: a connecting shape

Related Noun(s):connexion, link

Category: General

3.Definition: a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

"There was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare"

Related Noun(s):connectedness, connexion

Category: General

4.Definition: a supplier (especially of narcotics)

Category: People

5.Definition: an instrumentality that connects

"He soldered the connection", "He didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"

Related Noun(s):connecter, connective, connector, connexion

Category: Objects

6.Definition: shifting from one form of transportation to another

"The plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"

Related Noun(s):connexion

Category: General

7.Definition: the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)

"The joining of hands around the table", "There was a connection via the internet"

Related Noun(s):connexion

Category: General

8.Definition: the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination

Related Noun(s):association, connexion

Category: General

9.Definition: the state of being connected

"The connection between church and state is inescapable"

Related Noun(s):connectedness, link

Category: General