💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Makefast"
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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. |
| fasteningnoun | A hook or similar restraint used to fasten things together; fastener. |
| headfastnoun | (nautical) A rope at the bows of a ship used to fasten it to a wharf, etc. |
| 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. |
| cleatnoun | A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe or wheel meant for better traction. |
| bollardnoun | A similar post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| foretacklenoun | (nautical) The tackle that attaches or hooks on to the pendant (on a masthead or foremast) for the purposes of hoisting, tautening, or securing a stay. |
| boltnoun | A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw. |
| stayverb | (intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide. |
| setboltnoun | An iron pin, or bolt, for fitting planks closely together in shipbuilding. |
| bed-fastnoun | Alternative spelling of bedfast. [Unable to leave one's bed, especially because of illness, weakness or obesity.] |
| forebeamnoun | (nautical) A horizontal spar across the bow of some sailing vessels, used to stabilize the hulls of a catamaran, to secure a bowsprit, or to tie down the tack when there is no bowsprit. |
| crossbeamnoun | A horizontal structural beam that runs perpendicular to the primary support beams; a girder. |
| manaclenoun | A shackle for the wrist, usually consisting of a pair of joined rings; a handcuff; (by extension) a similar device put around an ankle to restrict free movement. |
| bucklenoun | A metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else. |
| kevelnoun | (nautical) A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed. |
| claspnoun | (countable) A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together, such as a fastener or a holder. |
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