TRANSFIX Synonyms

• the act of grasping

• the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

• a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes

• the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)

• worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made

• an intellectual hold or understanding

• a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place

• hold fast or firmly

• to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match

• to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe

• to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe

• attract strongly, as if with a magnet

• put into a trance

• become imbued

• take up mentally

• take up, as of debts or payments

• take in, also metaphorically

• cause to become one with

• suck or take up or in

• devote (oneself) fully to

• assimilate or take in

• consume all of one's attention or time

• attract; cause to be enamored

• attract strongly, as if with a magnet

• cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

• attract; cause to be enamored

• hold spellbound

• attract; cause to be enamored

• cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

• devote (oneself) fully to

• consume all of one's attention or time

• something that provides access (to get in or get out)

• a movement into or inward

• the act of entering

• attract; cause to be enamored

• put into a trance

• induce hypnosis in

• arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way

• attract strongly, as if with a magnet

• induce hypnosis in

• ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)

• heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together

• direct one's attention on something

• fasten with a rivet or rivets

• hold (someone's attention)

• pierce with a sharp stake or point

• pierce with a sharp stake or point

• kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole

• a transient variation in voltage or current

• sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes

• fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn

• (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis

• a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline

• a very high narrow heel on women's shoes

• each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves)

• a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur)

• a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal)

• any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object

• a large stout nail

• stand in the way of

• pierce with a sharp stake or point

• secure with spikes

• bring forth a spike or spikes

• add alcohol to (beverages)

• manifest a sharp increase