links
[ lingks ]
/ lɪŋks /
noun (used with a plural verb)
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 lynxWords nearby links
linker,
linking r,
linking verb,
linkman,
linkrot,
links,
linksman,
linkup,
linkwork,
linköping,
linlithgow
Definition for links (2 of 3)
link
1
[ lingk ]
/ lɪŋk /
noun
verb (used with or without object)
to join by or as if by a link or links; connect; unite (often followed by up): The new bridge will link the island to the mainland. The company will soon link up with a hotel chain.
Computers.
- to create links in or to a Web page or electronic document: The page is linked to my online store.
- to have links to a Web page or electronic document: The essay links to three of my published articles.
Origin of link
1
1375–1425; late Middle English
link(e) < Old Danish
lænkia chain; cognate with Old Norse
hlekkr link (plural, chain), Old English
hlence coat of chain mail, akin to German
Gelenk joint
SYNONYMS FOR link
synonym study for link
2. See
bond1.
historical usage of link
7, 12b. See
Internet.
OTHER WORDS FROM link
link·er, nounDefinition for links (3 of 3)
link
2
[ lingk ]
/ lɪŋk /
noun
a torch, especially of tow and pitch.
Origin of link
2
1520–30; perhaps special use of
link1; the torches so called may have been made of strands twisted together in chainlike form
Example sentences from the Web for links
British Dictionary definitions for links (1 of 3)
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
British Dictionary definitions for links (2 of 3)
link
1
/ (lɪŋk) /
noun
verb
(often foll by up)
to connect or be connected with or as if with links
(tr)
to connect by association, etc
Derived forms of link
linkable, adjectiveWord Origin for link
C14: from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse
hlekkr link
British Dictionary definitions for links (3 of 3)
link
2
/ (lɪŋk) /
noun
(formerly) a torch used to light dark streets
Word Origin for link
C16: perhaps from Latin
lychnus, from Greek
lukhnos lamp
Scientific definitions for links
link
[ lĭngk ]
A segment of text or a graphical item that serves as a cross-reference between parts of a webpage or other hypertext documents or between webpages or other hypertext documents.