Meaning
- (verb) (of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. “I think this piece connects to that piece over there.”
- (verb) (of two objects) To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other. “Both roads have the same name, but they don't connect: they're on opposite sides of the river, and there's no bridge there.”
- (verb) (of an object) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other. “The new railroad will connect the northern part of the state to the southern part.”
- (verb) (of a person) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to take one object and attach it to another. “I connected the printer to the computer, but I couldn't get it work.”
- (verb) To join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network. “When the technician connects my house, I'll be able to access the internet.”
- (verb) To associate; to establish a relation between. “I didn't connect my lost jewelry with the news of an area cat burglar until the police contacted me.”
- (verb) To make a travel connection; to switch from one means of transport to another as part of the same trip. “I'm flying to London where I connect with a flight heading to Hungary.”
Letter breakdown
- Connects contains 8 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 12.
Words from these letters
- connect
- consent
- sconce
- sonnet
- tenons
- tonnes
- cents
- cones
- cotes
- nonce
- notes
- onset
- scent
- scone
- stone
- tenon
- tones
- tonne
- cent
- cone
- cons
- cont
- cost
- cote
- cots
- eons
- neon
- nest
- nets
- noes
- none
- nose
- note
- once
- ones
- sect
- sent
- snot
- tens
- toes
- tone
- tons
- con
- cot
- eon
- est
- etc
- net
- non
- nos
- not
- one
- sec
- set
- son
- sot
- ten
- toe
- ton
Synonyms
Opposites
Connected words
Other 8-letter words
- aardvark
- abacuses
- abalones
- abandons
- abashing
- abattoir
- abbesses
- abdicate
- abdomens
- abducted
- abductee
- abductor
- aberrant
- abetters
- abetting
- abettors
- abeyance
- abhorred
Words starting with CON
- con
- concatenate
- concatenated
- concatenates
- concatenating
- concatenation
- concatenations
- concave
- concavities
- concavity
- conceal
- concealed
- concealing
- concealment
- conceals
- concede
- conceded
- concedes
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Words ending with CTS
Reader questions
What does Connects mean?
(of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
How many letters are in Connects?
Connects has 8 letters.
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