connecting
adjective
[ kəˈnɛktɪŋ ]
• joining or linking things together, especially so as to provide access and communication.
• "he went back to his office, leaving the connecting door open"
connect
verb
• bring together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established.
• "the electrodes were connected to a recording device"
Similar:
attach,
join,
fasten,
fix,
affix,
couple,
link,
bridge,
secure,
make fast,
tie,
tie up,
bind,
fetter,
strap,
rope,
tether,
truss,
lash,
hitch,
moor,
anchor,
yoke,
chain,
stick,
tape,
adhere,
glue,
bond,
cement,
fuse,
weld,
solder,
pin,
peg,
screw,
bolt,
rivet,
batten,
pinion,
clamp,
clip,
hook (up),
add,
append,
annex,
subjoin,
concatenate,
• associate or relate (something) in some respect.
• "employees are rewarded with bonuses connected to their firm's performance"
Similar:
associate,
link,
couple,
identify,
equate,
bracket,
compare,
relate to,
mention in the same breath as,
set side by side with,
draw a parallel with,
• (of a blow) hit the intended target.
• "the blow connected and he felt a burst of pain"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘be united physically’; rare before the 18th century): from Latin connectere, from con- ‘together’ + nectere ‘bind’.
