Noun. 1. tie-in-a fastener that serves to join or connect; the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction. linkup, link, tie. nosepiece, bridge-the link between two lenses; rests on the nose.
Curtilage. The area, usually enclosed, encompassing the grounds and buildings immediately surrounding a home that is used in the daily activities of domestic life. A garage, barn, smokehouse, chicken house, and garden are curtilage if their locations are reasonably near to the home.
The epiglottic cartilage which is also known as the epiglottis, or simply the glottis, is an elastic cartilage which looks like a leaf. When oral contents are swallowed, it functions by closing over the laryngeal inlet.