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con·junc·tive adjective 1 : CONNECTIVE

2 : CONJUNCT

3 : being or functioning like a conjunction

con·junc·ti·vi·tis noun : inflammation of the conjunctiva

con·junc·ture noun 1 : CONJUNCTION, UNION

2 : JUNCTURE 3

con·jun·to noun : Mexican-American music influenced by the music of German immigrants to Texas

con·ju·ra·tion noun : a magic expression used in conjuring

Synonyms

bewitchment, charm, enchantment, incantation, spell—more at SPELL

con·jure verb con·jured; con·jur·ing 1 : to implore earnestly or solemnly

2 : to practice magic; especially : to summon (as a devil) by sorcery

3 : to practice sleight of hand

4 a : to summon by or as if by invocation or incantation

b : to affect or effect by or as if by magic

con·jur·er or con·ju·ror noun 1 : one that practices magic arts : WIZARD

2 : one that performs feats of sleight of hand and illusion : MAGICIAN

Synonyms

enchanter, magician, necromancer, sorcerer, voodoo, witch, wizard—more at MAGICIAN

conk verb : to become inoperative or ineffective : BREAK DOWN; especially : STALL

Synonyms

break, break down, crash, cut out, die, fail, stall—more at FAIL

Conn abbreviation Connecticut

con·nect verb 1 : to join or fasten together in a single relationship often by something intervening : JOIN, LINK

2 : to associate in one's mind

3 : to establish a communications connection <~ to the Internet>

— con·nect·able adjective

— con·nec·tor noun

Synonyms

[1] chain, compound, couple, hitch, hook, join, link, yoke; also dovetail; concatenate, string; cement, coalesce, combine, fuse, unite

Antonyms

disconnect, disjoin, separate, unchain, uncouple, unhitch, unyoke

[2] associate, correlate, identify, link, relate—more at ASSOCIATE

con·nec·tion noun 1 a : the act of connecting : a coming into or being put in contact : JUNCTION, UNION

b : the state of being connected or linked

c : the place where a connection occurs

2 : logical relationship; especially : relation of a word to other words in a sentence

3 : family relationship

4 : something that connects or the point of the connecting

5 : a person related by blood or marriage

6 : relationship in social affairs or in business

7 : a set or group of persons connected or associated together in a common interest; especially : a religious denomination

Synonyms

[1a] combination, consolidation, coupling, junction, unification, union—more at UNION

[1b] association, bearing, kinship, liaison, linkage, relation, relationship; also correlation, interrelation; pertinence, relevance; bond, link, tie; affiliation, alliance, union; likeness, resemblance, similarity

[1c] coupling, joint, junction, juncture—more at JOINT

[2] applicability, bearing, pertinence, relevance—more at PERTINENCE

[6] affiliation, alliance, association, collaboration, confederation, cooperation, hookup, liaison, partnership, relation, relationship, union—more at ASSOCIATION

1connective adjective : serving to connect

— con·nec·tiv·i·ty noun

2connective noun : a word (as a conjunction) that connects words or word groups

connective tissue noun : a tissue (as bone or cartilage) that forms a supporting framework for the body or its parts

con·nex·ion chiefly British variant of CONNECTION

con·ning tower noun : a raised structure on the deck of a submarine

con·nip·tion noun : a fit of rage, hysteria, or alarm

con·niv·ance noun : knowledge of and active or passive consent to wrongdoing

Synonyms

collusion, conspiracy—more at COLLUSION

con·nive verb con·nived; con·niv·ing [ORIGIN: F or L; F conniver, fr. L conivēre to close the eyes, connive]

1 : to pretend ignorance of something one ought to oppose as wrong

2 : to cooperate secretly : give secret aid

— con·niv·er noun

con·nois·seur noun : a critical judge in matters of art or taste

con·no·ta·tion noun : a meaning in addition to or apart from the thing explicitly named or described by a word

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