– a group of people having a common purpose or interest; a society or club

– the act of associating or the state of being associated

– friendship or companionship: their association will not last.

– a mental connection of ideas, feelings, or sensations: association of revolution with bloodshed.

– (Psychology) psychol the mental process of linking ideas so that the recurrence of one idea automatically recalls the other. See also free association

– (Chemistry) chem the formation of groups of molecules and ions, esp in liquids, held together by weak chemical bonds

– (Environmental Science) ecology a group of similar plants that grow in a uniform environment and contain one or more dominant species

– The act of associating or the state of being associated.

– An organized body of people who have an interest, activity, or purpose in common; a society.

– A mental connection or relation between thoughts, feelings, ideas, or sensations. A remembered or imagined feeling, emotion, idea, or sensation linked to a person, object, or idea.

– A correlation or causal connection: the association of exercise with improved sleep.

– Chemistry Any of various processes of combination, such as hydration, solvation, or complex-ion formation, depending on relatively weak chemical bonding.

– Ecology A large number of organisms in a specific geographic area constituting a community with one or two dominant species.