Dictionary Check: association
"association" is a valid word!
Scrabble
13
points
Words with Friends
15
points
Definition
noun
a formal organization of people or groups of people
Example:
"he joined the Modern Language Association"
noun
the act of consorting with or joining with others
Example:
"you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"
noun
the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
Example:
"his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break"
noun
the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
Example:
"conditioning is a form of learning by association"
noun
a social or business relationship
Example:
"a valuable financial affiliation"
noun
a relation resulting from interaction or dependence
Example:
"flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear"
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