HOLDFASTS Synonyms

• the capacity to attract and hold something

• strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration

• the act of applying a bandage

• one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot; the bindings should release in case of a fall

• the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book

• executed with proper legal authority

• a category falling within certain defined limits

• either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material

• either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material

• a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)

• support with brackets

• place into brackets

• classify or group

• fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong

• a shape distorted by twisting or folding

• fasten with a buckle or buckles

• fold or collapse

• bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat

• a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together

• fasten or fix with a clamp

• impose or inflict forcefully

• a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together

• the act of grasping

• hold firmly and tightly

• fasten with or as if with a brooch

• fasten with a buckle or buckles

• grasp firmly

• a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun

• an instance or single occasion for some event

• any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together

• an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress

• the act of clipping or snipping

• a sharp slanting blow

• sever or remove by pinching or snipping

• run at a moderately swift pace

• attach with a clip

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

• a person who fastens or makes fast

• restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

• a person who fastens or makes fast

• restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

• restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

• the act of fastening things together

• the act of putting something in working order again

• restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

• the sterilization of an animal

• (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body