links
[ lingks ]
/ lɪŋks /
noun (used with a plural verb)
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Origin of links
before 1100; Middle English lynkys slopes, Old English hlincas, plural of hlinc rising ground, equivalent to hlin(ian) to lean1, bend (akin to Greek klī́nein to cause to slope) + -k suffix
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH links
links lynxWords nearby links
linker, linking r, linking verb, linkman, linkrot, links, linksman, linkup, linkwork, linköping, linlithgow
Definition for links (2 of 3)
link1
[ lingk ]
/ lɪŋk /
noun
verb (used with or without object)
to join by or as if by a link or links; connect; unite (often followed by up): The new bridge will link the island to the mainland. The company will soon link up with a hotel chain.
Computers.
- to create links in or to a Web page or electronic document: The page is linked to my online store.
- to have links to a Web page or electronic document: The essay links to three of my published articles.
Origin of link
11375–1425; late Middle English link(e) < Old Danish lænkia chain; cognate with Old Norse hlekkr link (plural, chain), Old English hlence coat of chain mail, akin to German Gelenk joint
SYNONYMS FOR link
synonym study for link
2. See bond1.
historical usage of link
7, 12b. See Internet.
OTHER WORDS FROM link
link·er, nounDefinition for links (3 of 3)
link2
[ lingk ]
/ lɪŋk /
noun
a torch, especially of tow and pitch.
Origin of link
21520–30; perhaps special use of link1; the torches so called may have been made of strands twisted together in chainlike form
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British Dictionary definitions for links (1 of 3)
links
/ (lɪŋks) /
pl n
- short for golf links
- (as modifier)a links course
mainly Scot undulating sandy ground near the shore
Word Origin for links
Old English hlincas plural of hlinc ridge
British Dictionary definitions for links (2 of 3)
link1
/ (lɪŋk) /
noun
verb
(often foll by up) to connect or be connected with or as if with links
(tr) to connect by association, etc
Derived forms of link
linkable, adjectiveWord Origin for link
C14: from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse hlekkr link
British Dictionary definitions for links (3 of 3)
link2
/ (lɪŋk) /
noun
(formerly) a torch used to light dark streets
Word Origin for link
C16: perhaps from Latin lychnus, from Greek lukhnos lamp
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Scientific definitions for links
link
[ lĭngk ]
A segment of text or a graphical item that serves as a cross-reference between parts of a webpage or other hypertext documents or between webpages or other hypertext documents.
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