💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Headfast"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| breastfastnoun | (nautical, archaic) A large rope to fasten the midship part of a ship to a wharf or to another vessel. |
| sternfastnoun | (nautical) A rope or chain for making fast a ship's stern to a wharf, etc. |
| headlinenoun | (journalism) The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article. |
| headropenoun | (nautical) The part of a bolt rope that is sewn to the upper edge or head of a sail. |
| headgearnoun | (uncountable) Anything worn on the head, such as a hat, hood, helmet, etc. |
| leefangnoun | A metal bar, fastened at its extremities to the deck, and upon which the sheets of some fore-and-aft sails traverse, particularly the foresail of a sloop or cutter. |
| headingverb | The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof. |
| forehooknoun | (nautical) A piece of timber placed across the stern, to unite the bows and strengthen the fore part of the ship; a breast hook. |
| earingnoun | (archaic, rare) An earring. |
| spannoun | The full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length. |
| makefastnoun | (nautical) Something to which a vessel can be made fast or tied, such as a cleat, post or bollard. |
| headnoun | (countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs. |
| ropebandnoun | (nautical) A small piece of rope, used to fasten the head of the sail to the spar. |
| headboardnoun | A vertical panel, either plain or upholstered, attached to the head of a bed. |
| bitt-headsnoun | (nautical) The upright timbers let in and bolted to the beams or the deck, and stepped to the backbone or infrastructure of the ship. |
| tacknoun | A small nail with a flat head. |
| bowgracenoun | (nautical, historical) A frame or fender made of rope or junk (old cordage), hung over the sides or bow (front) of a vessel to avoid it getting damaged. |
| headstaynoun | (nautical) Synonym of forestay. |
| anchor linenoun | A very heavy rope or chain by which a ship's anchor is hoisted. |
| boatropenoun | A rope used for the rigging of a boat. |
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