TIES Synonyms

• (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody

• (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship

• (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts

• a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character

• the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule

• inherent resemblance between persons or things

• a natural attraction or feeling of kinship

• the state of being allied or confederated

• a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest

• an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

• a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim

• the act of forming an alliance or confederation

• a formal organization of people or groups of people

• the act of consorting with or joining with others

• the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination

• the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination

• a social or business relationship

• a relation resulting from interaction or dependence

• (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding

• (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

• a feeling of affection for a person or an institution

• a supplementary part or accessory

• a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding

• a connection that fastens things together

• faithful support for a cause or political party or religion

• the act of attaching or affixing something

• the act of fastening things together

• United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940)

• an electrical force linking atoms

• British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming

• a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal

• a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest

• (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial

• a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

• a connection that fastens things together

• a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents

• the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

• stick to firmly

• create social or emotional ties

• issue bonds on

• bring together in a common cause or emotion

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

• the state of being connected

• an instrumentality that connects

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

• the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination

• a connecting shape

• a supplier (especially of narcotics)

• shifting from one form of transportation to another

• the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)

• a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together

• a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects

• the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

• a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)

• a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)

• a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries

• (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

• of trade unions

• an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

• the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)

• the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

• the state of being joined or united or linked

• the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

• healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones

• a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations

• a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets

• the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts

• a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)

• the act of making or becoming a single unit

• being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War

• a gully that is shallower than a ravine

• an entertainer who attracts large audiences

• the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided

• anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random

• a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack

• a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer

• (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage

• poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer

• the act of drawing or hauling something

• cause to move by pulling

• get or derive

• make a mark or lines on a surface

• make, formulate, or derive in the mind

• bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

• represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface

• take liquid out of a container or well

• give a description of

• select or take in from a given group or region

• elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.

• suck in or take (air)

• move or go steadily or gradually

• remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

• choose at random

• earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher

• bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition

• to obtain a liquid from somewhere

• write a legal document or paper

• engage in drawing

• move or pull so as to cover or uncover something

• allow a draft

• require a specified depth for floating

• pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

• cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense

• take in, also metaphorically

• direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

• thread on or as if on a string

• stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)

• pass over, across, or through

• finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.

• shrink

• reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die

• steep; pass through a strainer

• remove the entrails of

• flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching

• cause to localize at one point

• something that hinders as if with bonds

• stick to firmly

• create social or emotional ties

• make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope

• wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose

• secure with or as if with ropes

• bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted

• provide with a binding

• fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

• form a chemical bond with

• cause to be constipated

• United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940)

• an electrical force linking atoms

• British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming

• a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal

• a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest

• (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial

• a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

• a connection that fastens things together

• a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents

• the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

• stick to firmly

• create social or emotional ties

• issue bonds on

• bring together in a common cause or emotion

• the means of connection between things linked in series

• a fastener that serves to join or connect

• the state of being connected

• a connecting shape

• a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain

• (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list

• a channel for communication between groups

• a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network

• an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data

• make a logical or causal connection

• connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces

• be or become joined or united or linked

• link with or as with a yoke

• neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

• a rester who is sleeping

• a spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal

• an unexpected achiever of success

• one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track

• a passenger car that has berths for sleeping

• pajamas with feet; worn by children

• a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed

• tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water

• an unexpected hit

• a social or business relationship

• the act of becoming formally connected or joined

• a formal organization of people or groups of people

• the act of consorting with or joining with others

• the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination

• the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination

• a social or business relationship

• a relation resulting from interaction or dependence

• (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding

• (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

• cause to be attached

• be attached; be in contact with

• become attached

• create social or emotional ties

• take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

• connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces

• make a logical or causal connection

• be or become joined or united or linked

• join by means of communication equipment

• land on or hit solidly

• join for the purpose of communication

• be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation

• establish a rapport or relationship

• establish communication with someone

• plug into an outlet

• hit or play a ball successfully