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Fastening

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attachmentnounA strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.
fastenernounMechanically, any device that fastens; especially, a collective term for items such as screws, nuts, washers, clasps, bolts and the like.
holdfastnounSomething to or by which an object can be securely fastened.

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holdfastnounSomething to or by which an object can be securely fastened.
attachmentnounA strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.
claspnoun(countable) A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together, such as a fastener or a holder.
tethernounA rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.
tie-downnounAlternative form of tiedown. [A rope, strap, chain, or line used to secure a load or item.]
fixverb(transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
mountnounA hill or mountain.
pinchnounTo squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
homenounOne’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family.
setverb(transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
closingnounThe act by which something is closed.
mountingnounThe act of one who mounts.
uptakenounAbsorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism.
fixingverb(UK, usually in the plural) Something to aid attachment during construction (screws, wall plugs, etc)
affixingnounaffixation
closurenounAn event or occurrence that signifies an ending.
settingnounThe time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
fixationnounA state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.
sequestrationnounThe process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.
retainingnounThe act by which something or someone is retained; a retention.

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