Fasten: alternatives and connections

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join; as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like.

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To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook…

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A fillet or strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds, etc.

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A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especi…

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To lay on or cover; to adorn.

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That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle; as, a lady's belt; a sword belt.

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Convenient sea room.

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A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow.

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To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.

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See Bitts.

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A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail, with a flat circular head; so…

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An ornament, in various forms, with a tongue, pin, or loop for attaching it to a garment; now worn at the breast by women; a breastpin. Formerly worn…

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A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or…

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A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.

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A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes. It is made of hemp, of steel wire,…

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Any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other, as mortar, glue, etc.

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A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornam…

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To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch; as, to chock a wheel or cask.

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A strong saddle girth, as of canvas.

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Something rigid that holds fast or binds things together; a piece of wood or metal, used to hold two or more pieces together.

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To shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp; to shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a clasp).

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A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.

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To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.

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That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shackle; a hindrance.

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A bent portion of an axle, or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received from it; also…

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To lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down (as sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the waters deposited a rich al…

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See Intrench.

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Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.

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To draw together; to bind with a view to secure and strengthen, as a vessel by passing cables around it; to tighten; as a tackle by drawing the lines…

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A band used to prevent a stocking from slipping down on the leg.

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A band or strap which encircles the body; especially, one by which a saddle is fastened upon the back of a horse.

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A hard brittle brownish gelatin, obtained by boiling to a jelly the skins, hoofs, etc., of animals. When gently heated with water, it becomes viscid…

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of Grind

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Coarse meal; ground malt; pl. groats.

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To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sig…

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A clasp, especially a metal strap permanently fast at one end to a staple or pin, while the other passes over a staple, and is fastened by a padlock…

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A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for c…

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To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.

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To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.

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The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or ju…

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To smear; to anoint.

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A tuft of hair; a flock or small quantity of wool, hay, or other like substance; a tress or ringlet of hair.

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A shelter in which one may rest; as: (a) A shed; a rude cabin; a hut; as, an Indian's lodge.

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One of a mixed race inhabiting Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, and Tripoli, chiefly along the coast and in towns.

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A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.

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A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles; or one used for tethering horses.

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To peen.

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A ridge.

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A metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together, by passing it through them and then beating or pressing down…

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A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it spirally at a constant inclination, so as to l…

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Juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy.

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A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward.

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A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support…

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A settled mart; an emporium; a city or town to which merchants brought commodities for sale or exportation in bulk; a place for wholesale traffic.

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A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Thos…

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A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber.

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A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.

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A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.

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A small cord, a line, a twine, or a slender strip of leather, or other substance, used for binding together, fastening, or tying things; a cord, larg…

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A stain; a tache.

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A knot; a fastening.

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A wooden pin tapering toward both ends with a groove around its middle, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope to be secured to any other loop or bi…

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A piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks, etc., in raising…

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To turn completely, or with repeated turns; especially, to turn about something fixed; to cause to form convolutions about anything; to coil; to twin…

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A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance formed to an even thread by being passed between grooved rollers, or drawn through holes in a…

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The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a person; as, an a…

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The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a person; as, an a…

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

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

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of Fasten

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of Fasten

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of Tighten

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of Tighten

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Fixed; solidified.

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Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

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To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.

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To loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie.

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To loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie.

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