Definition for Fastening:

• The act of making fast.

Synonyms for Fastening:

• adj.

  •connecting (adjective)
  • more fastening,
  • most coupling,
  • more intertwining,
  • more mingling,
  • more relating,
  • inter twining,
  • inter-lacing,
  • most mingling,
  • more interlacing,
  • more mixing,
  • more uniting,
  • most uniting,
  • most fusing,
  • more coupling,
  • most welding,
  • more fusing,
  • more bridging,
  • inter lacing,
  • inter-twining,
  • most fastening,
  • more pairing,
  • more attaching,
  • most interlacing,
  • most attaching,
  • most pairing,
  • most associating,
  • most mixing,
  • more associating,
  • most bridging,
  • most relating,
  • more welding,
  • most intertwining.

• n.

  •act (noun)
  • fastening,
  • attachment.
  •artifact (noun)
  • holdfast,
  • fixing.
  •bond (noun)
  • tiein,
  • gunks,
  • stickums.
  •buckle (noun)
  • Fibulas.
  •catch (noun)
  • hook.
  •clasp (noun)
  • safety pins.
  •connection (noun)
  • partnerhip,
  • conjointment.
  •fastener (noun)
  • rabbet,
  • binder,
  • knot,
  • brace,
  • mucilage,
  • belt,
  • seal,
  • stitch,
  • hitch,
  • tie,
  • spike,
  • fuse,
  • go-between,
  • weld,
  • tack,
  • thread,
  • skewer,
  • rivet,
  • hinge,
  • knitting,
  • cotter,
  • chain,
  • cement,
  • paste,
  • string,
  • bracket,
  • clamp,
  • button,
  • anchor,
  • cleat,
  • band,
  • brad,
  • glue,
  • middleman,
  • agent,
  • cinch,
  • catch,
  • braid,
  • staple,
  • cincture,
  • strap,
  • suture,
  • clinch,
  • hawser,
  • snap,
  • stay,
  • closure,
  • twine,
  • medium,
  • grapnel,
  • connector,
  • guy,
  • lace,
  • bolt,
  • vise,
  • zipper,
  • hasp,
  • mediator,
  • nail.
  •grip (noun)
  • handgrip,
  • crushings,
  • handclasp,
  • grapnels,
  • handclasps,
  • handshake,
  • handholds,
  • handhold,
  • handshakes,
  • handgrips.

• v.

  •attaching (verb)
  • Attaching,
  • sticking,
  • Relating,
  • abutting,
  • coupling,
  • juxtaposing,
  • wedding,
  • Hitching,
  • connecting,
  • bonding,
  • Affixing,
  • Clinging,
  • Adhering,
  • Annexing,
  • Marrying,
  • merging,
  • binding,
  • splicing.
  •closing (verb)
  • Barricading,
  • Bolting,
  • blocking,
  • jamming,
  • Latching,
  • closing,
  • Securing,
  • locking,
  • shutting,
  • sealing,
  • stopping.
  •fastening (verb)
  • Gluing,
  • tacking,
  • Staying,
  • strapping,
  • suturing,
  • Clinching,
  • Fusing,
  • basting,
  • tying,
  • lashing,
  • Cementing,
  • Buckling,
  • Hinging,
  • Stringing,
  • zipping,
  • Bracketing,
  • Knotting,
  • Chaining,
  • Linking,
  • lacing,
  • stitching,
  • Tethering,
  • Pasting,
  • welding,
  • weaving,
  • Plaiting,
  • braiding,
  • sewing.

• Other synonyms:

  •adj.
  • bringing together,
  • tying together.
  •n.
  • bond,
  • buckle,
  • clasp,
  • connection,
  • connexion,
  • constraint,
  • copula,
  • coupler,
  • fastener,
  • fibula,
  • grapple,
  • grip,
  • gunk,
  • handcuff,
  • interface,
  • joining,
  • latch,
  • ligament,
  • ligation,
  • link,
  • lock,
  • padlock,
  • pin,
  • restraint,
  • safety pin,
  • splice,
  • thing,
  • wire,
  • FibulAe,
  • Vinculum,
  • INS,
  • tie in,
  • Ligaments,
  • Ligations,
  • copulas,
  • couplers,
  • connectives,
  • interfaces,
  • inter-connection,
  • inter-connections,
  • padlocks,
  • stickum.
  •v.
  • clip.

Paraphrases for Fastening:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    binding, priority-setting.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    attachment, Attaching, binding, Securing, retention, retainer.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Stipulating, entrenching, staring, Establishing, snapping, Enshrining, seacuring, retaining, determining, Specifying, supporting, Prescribing, Outlining, Clamping, documenting, ordering, deciding, holding, agreeing, Attaching, binding.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    Affixing, fastener, sequestration, pinch, mount, mounts.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Securing.

Fastening Sentence Examples:

• Guert abruptly commenced, fastening his eyes on Mary Wallace, as he asked the question; for on her were his thoughts running at the time.

• The fastening to the door leading to the balcony was indifferent, and marks showed that the dog, by scratching and pawing, had got the door open.

Homophones for Fastening:

• fasting, fixedness, face the music, fighting, Fagoting, feasting, fighting cock, fastness, feast one's eyes, fish tank.

Hypernym for Fastening:

• n.

  • act
    doweling, soldering, bonding, grounding, tying, fixation, ligature, earthing, welding, linkage.
  • artifact
    pin, slide fastener, tie-in, lashing, paper fastener, carabiner, catch, press stud, snap, seal, button, nut and bolt, dowel pin, clip, grummet, joggle, cotter, bellyband, zipper, link, toggle bolt, hook and eye, clothes peg, sealing wax, clasp, toggle, screw, snap ring, loop, buckle, cleat, tie, wiggle nail, snap fastener, fillet, grommet, linkup, karabiner, zip, corrugated fastener, lock, nail, clinch, cringle, cottar, clothes pin, knot, locker, stopping, clothespin, eyelet, dowel, zip fastener.

Hyponym for Fastening:

• n.

  • act
    connexion, connection, joining.
  • artifact
    restraint, constraint.