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joining

 
Noun joining has 1 sense
  1. joining, connection, connexion - 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"
    --1 is a kind of change of integrity
    --1 has particulars:
     hit; interconnection; intersection; approximation, bringing close together; concatenation; convergence, converging, convergency; encounter, coming upon; articulation; junction, adjunction; fastening, attachment
    Derived forms: verb join5, verb join2, verb join4
Verb join has 5 senses
  1. join, fall in, get together - become part of; become a member of a group or organization; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man"
    Derived form: noun joiner1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s PP
    => Somebody ----s something
    => Somebody ----s somebody
  2. join, bring together - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"
    --2 is one way to connect, link, tie, link up
    Antonyms: disjoin, disjoint
    Derived forms: noun junction5, noun joining1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  3. join - come into the company of; "She joined him for a drink"
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  4. join, conjoin - make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"
    --4 is one way to connect, link, tie, link up
    Antonyms: disjoin, disjoint
    Derived form: noun joining1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
  5. connect, link, link up, join, unite - be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"
    Derived forms: noun jointure2, noun juncture3, noun joining1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
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