FASTENER

fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing

(noun) restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

fastener

(noun) a person who fastens or makes fast; “he found the door fastened and wondered who the fastener was”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fastener (plural fasteners)

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.

Synonym: clasp

Anagrams

• Feenstra, fenestra, refasten

Source: Wiktionary


Fas"ten*er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, makes fast or firm.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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