links

[ lingks ]

/ lɪŋks /

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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

Can be confusedlinks lynx

link

[ lingk ]

/ lɪŋk /

noun

one of the rings or separate pieces of which a chain is composed.

anything serving to connect one part or thing with another; a bond or tie: The locket was a link with the past.

a unit in a communications system, as a radio relay station or a television booster station.

any of a series of sausages in a chain.

a cuff link.

a ring, loop, or the like: a link of hair.

Computers. an object, as text or graphics, linked through hypertext to a document, another object, etc.

Surveying, Civil Engineering.

(in a surveyor's chain) a unit of length equal to 7.92 inches (20.12 centimeters).
one of 100 rods or loops of equal length forming a surveyor's or engineer's chain.

Chemistry. bond¹(def 15).

Machinery. a rigid, movable piece or rod, connected with other parts by means of pivots or the like, for the purpose of transmitting motion.

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

1375–1425; 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

2. connection, connective. 10. bond, league, conjoin, fasten, bind, tie, pin.

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Related formslink·er, noun

Synonym study

2. See bond¹.

Word story

7, 12b. See Internet.

link

[ lingk ]

/ lɪŋk /

noun

a torch, especially of tow and pitch.

Origin of link

1520–30; perhaps special use of link¹; the torches so called may have been made of strands twisted together in chainlike form

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Examples from the Web for links

At that time, pre -9/11, the links were more subtle and had to be hunted down.
ISIS, Boko Haram, and the Growing Role of Human Trafficking in 21st Century Terrorism|Louise I. Shelley|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I answered that I had gone and talked to many members of law enforcement who through their investigations understood these links.
ISIS, Boko Haram, and the Growing Role of Human Trafficking in 21st Century Terrorism|Louise I. Shelley|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Egyptian government claims the group has links with the now outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
ISIS Wannabes Claim They Killed an American in Egypt|Jamie Dettmer|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Neither Iran nor Hezbollah has confirmed these links, but the rhetoric and campaign style of the Houthis mirrors that of both.
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster|Michael Shank , Casey Harrity|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Although bats may have creeped us out for centuries, their links to emerging infectious diseases are much more recent.
Bats’ Link to Ebola Finally Solved|Carrie Arnold|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A wandering wind came sighing past my ears one night upon the Links at Herion, burdened with this story it had to tell.
The Dop Doctor|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
The methods employed to break these links are simple; the carrying out of the methods is oftentimes very difficult.
On the Fringe of the Great Fight|George G. Nasmith
Then, to hide his confusion he said to his guest: "What do you think of our links here, Mr. Clemens?"
Toaster's Handbook|Peggy Edmund and Harold W. Williams, compilers
The six links of the chain brought by Don Diego were then compared with the larger fragment, and found to correspond exactly.
The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes|Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
All the details had been carefully arranged, and trusty "links" appointed to perform the heavy work.
Outward Bound|Oliver Optic

British Dictionary definitions for links

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

link

/ (lɪŋk) /

noun

any of the separate rings, loops, or pieces that connect or make up a chain

something that resembles such a ring, loop, or piece

a road, rail, air, or sea connection, as between two main routes

a connecting part or episode

a connecting piece in a mechanism, often having pivoted ends

Also called: radio link a system of transmitters and receivers that connect two locations by means of radio and television signals

a unit of length equal to one hundredth of a chain. 1 link of a Gunter's chain is equal to 7.92 inches, and of an engineer's chain to 1 foot

computing short for hyperlink

weak link an unreliable person or thing within an organization or system

verb

(often foll by up) to connect or be connected with or as if with links

(tr) to connect by association, etc

Derived Formslinkable, adjective

Word Origin for link

C14: from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse hlekkr link

link

/ (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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Word Origin and History for links

links

"undulating sandy ground," 1728, from Scottish/Northumbrian link "sandy, rolling ground near seashore," from Old English hlinc "rising ground, ridge;" perhaps from the same Proto-Germanic root as lean (v.). This type of landscape in Scotland was where golf first was played; the word has been part of the names of golf courses since at least 1728.

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"torch," 1520s, of uncertain origin, possibly from Medieval Latin linchinus, from lichinus "wick," from Greek lykhnos "portable light, lamp."

link

"bind, fasten, to couple," late 14c., believed to be from link (n.), though it is attested earlier. Related: Linked; linking.

link

early 15c., "one of a series of rings or loops which form a chain; section of a cord," probably from Old Norse *hlenkr or a similar Scandinavian source (cf. Old Norse hlekkr "link," Old Swedish lænker "chain, link," Norwegian lenke, Danish lænke), from Proto-Germanic *khlink- (cf. German lenken "to bend, turn, lead," gelenk "articulation, joint, link," Old English hlencan (plural) "armor"), from PIE root *kleng- "to bend, turn." Missing link between man and apes dates to 1880.

Science definitions for links

link

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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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