link
noun
- connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas
- a referenced phrase that when clicked upon navigates to another page or section for more information
verb
- to couple together; join
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /lɪŋk/ / /ˈlɪŋk/ / [ˈlɪŋk] / /ˈliŋk/
name
- A diminutive of the male given name Lincoln.
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States
- A hamlet in Burrington parish, North Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4759).
noun
Etymology: Plausibly a modification of Medieval Latin linchinus (“candle”), an alteration of Latin lynchinus, itself from Ancient Greek λύχνος (lúkhnos, “lamp”).
- A torch, used to light dark streets.
“Thou hast saved me a thousand marks in links and torches”
“You were coming out of the Italian Opera, ma’am, in white satin and jewels, a blaze of splendour, when I hadn’t a penny to buy a link to light you.’”
verb
Etymology: Unknown.
- To skip or trip along smartly; to go quickly.
“On a sudden he was aware of a man linking along at his side. He cried a fine night, and the man replied.”