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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : lingks
Phonetic Transcription : lɪŋks



Definition of links

Origin :
  • "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.
  • noun component, connection
  • verb connect
Example sentences :
  • The girl shook the links of the handcuffs in a gesture stronger than words.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • They had wrapped the links of the chain in grass and leaves, so that no clanking was heard.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • There are, as I have said, four links to the chain of thought in this passage:--1.
  • Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
  • I will now regard the second, third, and fourth links of the chain.
  • Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
  • No links must be broken, no chasms bridged, in the scientific series.
  • Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
  • I cannot abjure that world which contains the fondest object that links me to life.
  • Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
  • We cannot break the links which bind the individual to the race.
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
  • Comments and background to all the plays, and links to the other plays are available here.
  • Extract from : « The Indian Princess » by James Nelson Barker
  • He often regretted that these were his only links with “the greatest of all composers.”
  • Extract from : « Samuel Butler: A Sketch » by Henry Festing Jones
  • We are not separate units, but are links in a living chain of endless transmission.
  • Extract from : « Almost A Man » by Mary Wood-Allen

Synonyms for links

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