nexus

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: nex=us

CIDE DICTIONARY

nexus, n. [L.].

 Connection; tie.  [1913 Webster]
"Man is doubtless one by some subtile nexus . . . extending from the new-born infant to the superannuated dotard."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

nexus, n. (pl. same)
1 a connected group or series.
2 a bond; a connection.

Etymology

L f. nectere nex- bind

THESAURUS

nexus

Indian file, array, articulation, bank, buzz, catena, catenation, chain, chain reaction, chaining, concatenation, connection, consecution, continuum, course, cycle, descent, drone, endless belt, endless round, file, filiation, gamut, gradation, hum, knot, ligament, ligature, line, lineage, link, monotone, pendulum, periodicity, plenum, powder train, progression, queue, range, rank, recurrence, reticulation, rotation, round, routine, row, run, scale, sequence, series, single file, spectrum, string, succession, swath, thread, tie, tier, train, vinculum, windrow, yoke