Word Meaning

unions definition and meaning

n. The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.
n. Agreement and conjunction of mind, spirit, will, affections, or the like; harmony; concord.
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.
n. A textile fabric composed of two or more materials, as cotton, silk, wool, etc., woven together.
n. A large, fine pearl.
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.
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.
n. A cask suspended on trunnions, in which fermentation is carried on.

Crossword clues for unions

- Act of joining together
- Alliance Jack follows after rugby
- British flag, ... Jack
- Combination
- Conjunction
- Federation
- Flag, ... Jack
- Fusion
- Groups of workers
- Guild
- I go after the UN on workers’ rights organisation
- Industrial group
- Jack leaves British flag for alliance
- Joining
- Joining of parts
- Marriage
- Marriage joined hearts of punk and Fiona
- National symbol has Jack going after it, dropping south in unison
- Organised labour body
- Rugby code
- The U of EU
- The U of USSR
- Trades organisation
- Work group
- Workers’ association
- Workers’ federation
- Alliances
- Coalitions
- combinations
- Local groups
- Marriages
- Workers’ groups