interlocked
Clasped tightly together
Interlocked describes things joined together by overlapping or fitting into one another, like links in a chain or fingers clasped together.
The connection implies mutual dependence—neither part easily separates from the other: Their fates were interlocked, interlocked pieces of a puzzle.
Systems or processes interlock when each depends on the others to function.
Unity among allies
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- allianceFormal union of parties
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
bonded · fused · joined · inseparable · connected · unified · bound · linked
Wrapped around one another
- interwovenLaced through one another
- braidedInterlaced into rope-like form
- knittedMade by looping yarn
- lacedThreaded and tied
woven · intertwined · meshwork · netted · crisscrossed · plaited · twined · latticed
Linked segments forming length
- linkageConnected system of parts
- couplingJoint between systems
- latchedFastened with hook mechanism
- fastenedJoined or held together
hooked · engaged · clamped · clasped · gripped · gears · cogs · ratchet
Held firmly together
- grippedHeld with pressure
- handsGripping limbs' extremities
- holdingMaintaining physical possession
- prayerAddress to deity
wrestling · grip · squeeze · embrace · clutched · clenched · grasped
Puzzle or curve-cutting tool
- piecesParts of something divided
- fittingSuitable or proper
- tangramChinese seven-piece shape puzzle
- tessellationGapless plane coverage
assembly · tiles · blocks · manipulation · dexterity · modular · nesting · tongue-and-groove
solidarity
Unity among allies
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- allianceFormal union of parties
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
interdependence · bonded · fused · joined · inseparable · connected · unified · bound · linked · mutual
entwined
Wrapped around one another
- interwovenLaced through one another
- braidedInterlaced into rope-like form
- knittedMade by looping yarn
laced · woven · intertwined · meshwork · netted · crisscrossed · plaited · twined · latticed · webbed
chain
Linked segments forming length
fastened · hooked · engaged · clamped · clasped · gripped · gears · cogs · ratchet · pawl
clasped
Held firmly together
prayer · wrestling · grip · squeeze · embrace · clutched · clenched · grasped
jigsaw
Puzzle or curve-cutting tool
tessellation · assembly · tiles · blocks · manipulation · dexterity · modular · nesting · tongue-and-groove · matching
- wood grainstraight grain, fine grain, coarse grain, end grain, bird's eye
- togethernesstogether, united, unity, togetherness, bonding
- integratedunified, merged, fused, combined, blended
interlockedseparated
Put or kept apart
disconnected · disengaged · detached · unfastened · loose
interlockedindependent
Free from external control
autonomous · separate · uncoordinated · isolated · disconnected
- interlocked fingersDigits woven between another's
- interlocking ringsCircles joined through each other
- interlocking piecesComponents that fit together
- ignition interlockDUI prevention car system
- interlocking blocksPieces that grip together
- interlocking gearsToothed wheels engaging together