union

1. n. The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination. Source: opted

2. n. Agreement and conjunction of mind, spirit, will, affections, or the like; harmony; concord. Source: opted

3. n. 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. Source: opted

4. n. A textile fabric composed of two or more materials, as cotton, silk, wool, etc., woven together. Source: opted

5. n. A large, fine pearl. Source: opted

6. n. 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. Source: opted

7. n. 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. Source: opted

8. n. A cask suspended on trunnions, in which fermentation is carried on. Source: opted

9. adj. being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War Source: wordnet

10. adj. of trade unions Source: wordnet

11. n. an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer Source: wordnet

12. n. the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes Source: wordnet

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