UNIONS
Noun
Unions
plural of Union
Anagrams
• UNISON, nonius, unison
Noun
unions
plural of union
Verb
unions
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of union
Anagrams
• UNISON, nonius, unison
Source: Wiktionary
UNION
Un"ion, n. Etym: [F., from L. unio oneness, union, a single large
pearl, a kind of onion, fr. unus one. See One, and cf. Onion, Unit.]
1. The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the
state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.
Note: Union differs from connection, as it implies that the bodies
are in contact, without an interconnected by the in
2. Agreement and conjunction of mind, spirit, will, affections, or
the like; harmony; concord.
3. That which is united, or made one; something formed by a
combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a
consolidated body; a league; as, the weavers have formed a union;
trades unions have become very numerous; the United States of America
are often called the Union. A. Hamilton.
4. A textile fabric composed of two or more materials, as cotton,
silk, wool, etc., woven together.
5. A large, fine pearl. [Obs.]
If they [pearls] be white, great, round, smooth, and weighty . . .
our dainties and delicates here at Rome . . . call them unions, as a
man would say "singular," and by themselves alone. Holland.
In the cup an union shall he throw, Richer than that which four
successive kings In Denmark's crown have worn. Shak.
6. A device emblematic of union, used on a national flag or ensign,
sometimes, as in the military standard of Great Britain, covering the
whole field; sometimes, as in the flag of the United States, and the
English naval and marine flag, occupying the upper inner corner, the
rest of the flag being called the fly. Also, a flag having such a
device; especially, the flag of Great Britain.
Note: The union of the United States ensign is a cluster of white
stars, denoting the union of the States, and, properly, equal in
number to that of the States, displayed on a blue field; the fly
being composed of alternate stripes of red and white. The union of
the British ensign is the three crosses of St. George, St. Andrew,
and St. Patrick in combination, denoting the union of England,
Scotland and Ireland, displayed on a blue field in the national
banner used on shore, on a red, white, or blue field in naval
ensigns, and with a white border or fly in the merchant service.
7. (Mach.)
Definition: A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, or the
like, as the elastic pipe of a tender connecting it with the feed
pipe of a locomotive engine; especially, a pipe fitting for
connecting pipes, or pipes and fittings, in such a way as to
facilitate disconnection.
8. (Brewing)
Definition: A cask suspended on trunnions, in which fermentation is carried
on. Hypostatic union (Theol.) See under Hypostatic.
– Latin union. See under Latin.
– Legislative Union (Eng. Hist.), the union of Great Britain and
Ireland, which took place Jan. 1, 1801.
– Union, or Act of Union (Eng. Hist.), the act by which Scotland
was united to England, or by which the two kingdoms were incorporated
into one, in 1707.
– Union by the first, or second, intention. (Surg.) See To heal by
the first, or second, intention, under Intention.
– Union down (Naut.), a signal of distress at sea made by reversing
the flag, or turning its union downward.
– Union jack. (Naut.) See Jack, n., 10.
– Union joint. (Mech.) (a) A joint formed by means of a union. (b)
A piece of pipe made in the form of the letter T.
Syn.
– Unity; junction; connection; concord; alliance; coalition;
combination; confederacy.
– Union, Unity. Union is the act of bringing two or more things
together so as to make but one, or the state of being united into
one. Unity is a state of simple oneness, either of essence, as the
unity of God, or of action, feeling, etc., as unity of design, of
affection, etc. Thus, we may speak of effecting a union of interests
which shall result in a unity of labor and interest in securing a
given object.
One kingdom, joy, and union without end. Milton.
[Man] is to . . . beget Like of his like, his image multiplied. In
unity defective; which requires Collateral love, and dearest amity.
Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition