ligature

noun

ˈli-gə-ˌchu̇r How to pronounce ligature (audio)
Definition of ligaturenext
1
as in chain
something that physically prevents free movement the surgeon tied a ligature around the tube to keep it in place

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2
as in bond
a uniting or binding force or influence a common language is often the ligature that unites the people of a nation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ligature
  1. chain
  2. bond
  3. bracelet
  4. link
  5. cord
  6. bind
  7. tie
Noun
  • Their cutbacks on spending forced a reckoning among restaurants, with fast-food brands like McDonald’s leaning into value menus and full-service chains like Red Lobster embarking on ambitious makeovers.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Taco Bell has been proactive in using social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram (META) to engage with users, and the Tex-Mex chain has even gone so far as to let customers vote through the Taco Bell app on which menu items should make a comeback.
    Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of chain
Noun
  • In an effort to bring residents a new public space, Measure E proposes utilizing $290 million in bonds — a form of long-term borrowing authorized by the state to fund public improvements — for a new library near Sunnyvale City Hall.
    Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Wall Street was looking slightly higher ahead of the open on Election Day despite rising bond yields.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of bond
Noun
  • In 2022, bracelets that once belonged to Marie Antoinette sold for more than $8 million at auction, also in Geneva.
    Hannah Peart, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Each door reveals new supplies for DIY activities such as assorted round beads, charms, and thread for DIY friendship bracelets, plus other gifts like nail polish and nail stickers to create festive purple, pink, blue, and yellow manicures.
    Ali Faccenda, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of bracelet
Noun
  • Those matches essentially establish a direct link between the cylinder seal system and the invention of writing.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
  • To go directly to Santa Clara County’s election results site, use this link.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of link
Noun
  • Sonos includes a power cord and an HDMI cable in addition to the soundbar itself.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Video shows the raccoon dangling from a cord from inside a ceiling tile next to the Spirit Airlines counter.
    Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of cord
Noun
  • But their story also offers a glimpse into the bind that some nonfiction filmmakers are facing in a cost-cutting, risk-averse market.
    Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
  • From reductions in absentee ballot boxes to limitations to casting an emergency ballot on Election Day, voters will have fewer options and will be in a bind if their schedules change at the last minute due to the 2021 passing of S.B. 202.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of bind
Noun
  • Peyton Watson contested one of them to give Denver (7-3) a chance to break the tie.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Beyoncé topped out with 11 nominations, a new record for her (and breaking her out of a tie with husband Jay-Z for the most Grammy nods ever, at 99).
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of tie
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