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[ noun ] restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

Synonyms

holdfast fixing fastener

Related terms

restraint button lock link sealing_wax nail knot buckle clip cringle carabiner clinch bellyband corrugated_fastener toggle clothespin cotter catch lashing locker nut_and_bolt paper_fastener pin screw dowel seal fillet slide_fastener snap_fastener hook_and_eye cleat toggle_bolt clasp adhere fasten

2
[ noun ] the act of fastening things together

Synonyms

attachment

Related terms

joining doweling grounding linkage bonding welding tying fixation attach

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Rhymes with

fashioning rationing fattening fattening lessening blackening slackening maddening saddening happening summoning fawning fining christening glistening worsening loosening listening hastening commissioning partitioning positioning repositioning rationing vacationing cushioning conditioning dampening stunning frowning unquestioning questioning sanctioning signing heightening likening broadening darkening disheartening gardening heartening enlightening apportioning lightening functioning shortening ripening tightening sanctioning widening malfunctioning hardening softening frightening disillusioning signing envisioning saddening rationing scanning shunning awning banning tanning assigning sinning defining refining enchanting confining feigning worsening mining listening deadening strengthening leavening lengthening deafening opening threatening reckoning fattening dampening maddening hastening lengthening stunning softening frightening tanning determining awakening sweetening banning christening stiffening quickening deepening poisoning reasoning cunning sickening glistening seasoning weakening thickening running wanting dining dawning yawning cunning pining wining counting downing whining lining ironing running consenting coarsening stiffening deafening planning softening concerning scanning saddening fawning fining fashioning rationing sinning shunning shining coarsening aligning accounting happening morning cushioning mourning ironing shining blackening awning refining consenting confining concerning ripening whitening browning frowning lightning planning clowning slackening maddening crowning blackening tightening happening saddening warning ironing rationing self-governing governing mining heightening disheartening housecleaning whining whitening vacationing dampening blackening happening bargaining lessening swooning darkening assigning broadening aligning stoning frightening questioning staining spinning unquestioning combining accounting sickening gardening self-governing governing

Phonetic and Homophones

F AE1 S N IH0 NG
F AE1 S AH0 N IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

fasten fasten_on fasting fastener fastened faction

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