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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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH links

links , lynx

Words nearby links

linking verb, linkman, link motion, Linköping, linkrot, links, linksman, Link trainer, linkup, linkwork, Linlithgow

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How to use links in a sentence

These two videos rest atop bookmarked links to The Jeffrey Epstein Foundation.
Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking|M.L. Nestel|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
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
Marie looked down over the golf links, as the car swung around the long curve at the head of the slope.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower
On the abutment towers the chains are connected by horizontal links, carried on rockers, to anchor ties.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
There are three chains on each side, of one and two links alternately, and these support wrought iron stiffening girders.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Another wire rope with a travelling carriage took out the links.
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The middle girders are 120 ft. in length and attached to the cantilevers by links.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

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

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