| assembly | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. assembly | a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit. |
| ~ machine | any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks. |
| ~ sub-assembly | a unit assembled separately but designed to fit with other units in a manufactured product. |
| ~ weldment | an assembly of parts welded together. |
| n. (act) | 2. assembly, fabrication | the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery). |
| ~ construction, building | the act of constructing something.; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. assembly, forum, meeting place | a public facility to meet for open discussion. |
| ~ facility, installation | a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry.; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" |
| n. (group) | 4. assembly | a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose. |
| ~ assemblage, gathering | a group of persons together in one place. |
| ~ law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature, general assembly | persons who make or amend or repeal laws. |
| ~ areopagus | the highest governmental assembly in ancient Athens (later a judicial court). |
| ~ states general | assembly of the estates of an entire country especially the sovereign body of the Dutch republic from 16th to 18th centuries. |
| ~ chapter | an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church. |
| ~ deliberative assembly | an assembly of people for the purpose of unhurried consideration and discussion. |
| ~ council | (Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine. |
| ~ chamber | a deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly.; "the upper chamber is the senate" |
| ~ bench | the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively. |
| ~ court, judicature, tribunal | an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business. |
| ~ coven | an assembly of witches; usually 13 witches. |
| ~ sabbat, witches' sabbath | a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. assembly | a unit consisting of components that have been fitted together. |
| ~ whole, unit | an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity.; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" |
| n. (act) | 6. assemblage, assembly, gathering | the social act of assembling.; "they demanded the right of assembly" |
| ~ group action | action taken by a group of people. |
| ~ mobilisation, mobilization | act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action.; "mobilization of the country's economic resources" |
| ~ calling together, convocation | the act of convoking. |
| ~ coming together, meeting | the social act of assembling for some common purpose.; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day" |
| ~ congregating, congregation | the act of congregating. |
| ~ convening, convention | the act of convening. |
| ~ concentration | bringing together military forces. |
| join | | |
| n. (shape) | 1. articulation, join, joint, junction, juncture | the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made. |
| ~ esophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction | the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium. |
| ~ connexion, link, connection | a connecting shape. |
| n. (group) | 2. join, sum, union | a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets.; "let C be the union of the sets A and B" |
| ~ set | a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used.; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth" |
| ~ direct sum | a union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the sum of an element from each of the disjoint sets. |
| v. (social) | 3. fall in, get together, join | become part of; become a member of a group or organization.; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man" |
| ~ sign up | join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate,.; "Sign up for yoga classes" |
| ~ band oneself, league together | attach oneself to a group. |
| ~ unionise, unionize, organise, organize | form or join a union.; "The auto workers decided to unionize" |
| ~ affiliate | join in an affiliation.; "The two colleges affiliated"; "They affiliated with a national group" |
| ~ rejoin | join again. |
| ~ infiltrate, penetrate | enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members.; "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor" |
| ~ unite, unify | act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief. |
| v. (contact) | 4. bring together, join | cause to become joined or linked.; "join these two parts so that they fit together" |
| ~ ancylose, ankylose | produce ankylosis by surgery. |
| ~ connect | join for the purpose of communication.; "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?" |
| ~ connect | join by means of communication equipment.; "The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area" |
| ~ conjoin, join | make contact or come together.; "The two roads join here" |
| ~ miter | fit together in a miter joint. |
| ~ ply | join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding.; "ply fabric" |
| ~ close up, close | unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of.; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella" |
| ~ anastomose, inosculate | cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis.; "anastomose blood vessels" |
| ~ couple, mate, pair, twin, match | bring two objects, ideas, or people together.; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" |
| ~ match | give or join in marriage. |
| ~ mortice, mortise | join by a tenon and mortise. |
| ~ cog | join pieces of wood with cogs. |
| ~ fair | join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly. |
| ~ scarf | unite by a scarf joint. |
| ~ rebate | join with a rebate.; "rebate the pieces of timber and stone" |
| ~ rabbet | join with a rabbet joint. |
| ~ seam | put together with a seam.; "seam a dress" |
| ~ bridge | make a bridge across.; "bridge a river" |
| ~ connect, link, link up, tie | connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces.; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" |
| ~ close | bring together all the elements or parts of.; "Management closed ranks" |
| ~ ligate | join letters in a ligature when writing. |
| ~ assemble, put together, tack together, piece, set up, tack | create by putting components or members together.; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee" |
| ~ sovietise, sovietize | bring under Soviet control, of a country. |
| v. (social) | 5. join | come into the company of.; "She joined him for a drink" |
| v. (contact) | 6. conjoin, join | make contact or come together.; "The two roads join here" |
| ~ feather | join tongue and groove, in carpentry. |
| ~ attach | become attached.; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill" |
| ~ cross-link | join by creating covalent bonds (of adjacent chains of a polymer or protein). |
| ~ anastomose, inosculate | come together or open into each other.; "the blood vessels anastomose" |
| ~ connect, link, link up, tie | connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces.; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" |
| ~ copulate, mate, couple, pair | engage in sexual intercourse.; "Birds mate in the Spring" |
| ~ yoke | become joined or linked together. |
| ~ engraft, graft, ingraft | cause to grow together parts from different plants.; "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree" |
| ~ splice | join together so as to form new genetic combinations.; "splice genes" |
| ~ splice | join the ends of.; "splice film" |
| ~ patch, piece | to join or unite the pieces of.; "patch the skirt" |
| ~ solder | join or fuse with solder.; "solder these two pipes together" |
| ~ weld | join together by heating.; "weld metal" |
| ~ quilt | stitch or sew together.; "quilt the skirt" |
| ~ entwine, knit | tie or link together. |
| v. (stative) | 7. connect, join, link, link up, unite | be or become joined or united or linked.; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport" |
| ~ syndicate | join together into a syndicate.; "The banks syndicated" |
| ~ articulate | unite by forming a joint or joints.; "the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones" |
| ~ complect, interconnect, interlink | be interwoven or interconnected.; "The bones are interconnected via the muscle" |
| merge | | |
| v. (change) | 1. merge, unify, unite | become one.; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge" |
| ~ consolidate | unite into one.; "The companies consolidated" |
| ~ consubstantiate | become united in substance.; "thought and the object consubstantiate" |
| ~ syncretise, syncretize | unite (beliefs or conflicting principles). |
| ~ converge | come together so as to form a single product.; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power" |
| ~ federate, federalise, federalize | enter into a league for a common purpose.; "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union" |
| ~ integrate | become one; become integrated.; "The students at this school integrate immediately, despite their different backgrounds" |
| ~ coalesce | fuse or cause to grow together. |
| v. (change) | 2. blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix | mix together different elements.; "The colors blend well" |
| ~ change integrity | change in physical make-up. |
| ~ gauge | mix in specific proportions.; "gauge plaster" |
| ~ absorb | cause to become one with.; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" |
| ~ meld, melt | lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually.; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" |
| ~ mix in, blend in | cause (something) to be mixed with (something else).; "At this stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts" |
| ~ accrete | grow together (of plants and organs).; "After many years the rose bushes grew together" |
| ~ conjugate | unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds. |
| ~ admix | mix or blend.; "Hyaline casts were admixed with neutrophils" |
| ~ alloy | make an alloy of. |
| ~ syncretise, syncretize | become fused. |
| v. (change) | 3. merge, unify, unite | join or combine.; "We merged our resources" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ consolidate | bring together into a single whole or system.; "The town and county schools are being consolidated" |
| ~ weld | unite closely or intimately.; "Her gratitude welded her to him" |
| ~ consubstantiate | unite in one common substance.; "Thought is consubstantiated with the object" |
| rally | | |
| n. (group) | 1. mass meeting, rally | a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm. |
| ~ assemblage, gathering | a group of persons together in one place. |
| ~ pep rally | a rally (especially of students) before a game. |
| ~ revival meeting, revival | an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion. |
| n. (act) | 2. rally, rallying | the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort.; "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack" |
| ~ exploit, feat, effort | a notable achievement.; "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort" |
| n. (process) | 3. rally | a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness. |
| ~ convalescence, recuperation, recovery | gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury. |
| n. (event) | 4. rally | an automobile race run over public roads. |
| ~ auto race, automobile race, car race | a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles. |
| n. (act) | 5. exchange, rally | (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes.; "after a short rally Connors won the point" |
| ~ squash rackets, squash racquets, squash | a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets. |
| ~ badminton | a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net. |
| ~ lawn tennis, tennis | a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court. |
| ~ ping-pong, table tennis | a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball. |
| ~ group action | action taken by a group of people. |
| v. (contact) | 6. beat up, drum up, rally | gather.; "drum up support" |
| ~ collect, pull in | get or bring together.; "accumulate evidence" |
| v. (competition) | 7. call up, mobilise, mobilize, rally | call to arms; of military personnel. |
| ~ send for, call | order, request, or command to come.; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" |
| v. (contact) | 8. come up, muster, muster up, rally, summon | gather or bring together.; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage" |
| ~ gather, pull together, collect, garner | assemble or get together.; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" |
| v. (change) | 9. rally, rebound | return to a former condition.; "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied" |
| ~ recuperate, go back, recover | regain a former condition after a financial loss.; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate" |
| v. (communication) | 10. bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit | harass with persistent criticism or carping.; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" |
| ~ bemock, mock | treat with contempt.; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" |
| ~ jeer, scoff, flout, gibe, barrack | laugh at with contempt and derision.; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" |
| ~ banter, chaff, jolly, josh, kid | be silly or tease one another.; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" |
| recollect | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. call back, call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think | recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection.; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories" |
| ~ know | perceive as familiar.; "I know this voice!" |
| ~ recognize, recognise | perceive to be the same. |
| ~ brush up, refresh, review | refresh one's memory.; "I reviewed the material before the test" |
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