TIES

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

Example: "He stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"

A social or business relationship

Example: "A valuable financial affiliation"

Equality of score in a contest

A horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating

Example: "He nailed the rafters together with a tie beam"

A fastener that serves to join or connect

Example: "The walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"

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

Example: "The game ended in a draw"

(music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value

One of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track

Example: "The british call a railroad tie a sleeper"

A cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied

Example: "He needed a tie for the packages"