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noun
Something or someone that fastens.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Something or someone that fastens.
Mechanically, any device that fastens; especially, a collective term for items such as screws, nuts, washers, clasps, bolts and the like.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: fastening
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hardware
noun
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: fastening, holdfast, fixing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: restraint, constraint
Narrower terms: bellyband, buckle, button, carabiner, karabiner, snap ring, catch, clasp, cleat, clinch, clip, clothespin, clothes pin, clothes peg, corrugated fastener, wiggle nail, cotter, cottar, cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet, dowel, dowel pin, joggle, fillet, stopping, hook and eye, knot, lashing, link, linkup, tie, tie-in, lock, locker, nail, nut and bolt, paper fastener, pin, screw, seal, sealing wax, slide fastener, zip, zipper, zip fastener, snap, snap fastener, press stud, toggle, toggle bolt
noun
a person who fastens or makes fast
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
History
Etymology tree English fasten Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English fastener From fasten + -er.
Across languages
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
