connection

[1]	uniting , connexion , connectedness , joining , linking , connecting , coupling , union , bond , joint , link
[2]	link , link , connectedness , tie , (inter)relation(ship) , interplay , bearing , reference , relevance , appropriateness , correlation , tie-in , coherence , consistency , association
[3]	connections , connexion , connector , contact , ally , connecter , connective , acquaintance , friend (at court) , influence , (Colloq) pull , (Slang) (US) drag
[4]	connections , relatives , relations , family , kin , kith and kin
[5]	association , connexion
[6]	connexion , link
[7]	connexion
[8]	joining , connexion