Holdfast

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  • noun. Any of various devices used to fasten something securely.
  • noun. An organ or structure of attachment, especially the basal, rootlike formation by which certain seaweeds or other algae are attached to a substrate.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. That which is used to secure and hold something in place; a catch; a hook; a clamp.
  • noun. Support; hold.
  • Holding fast; firm; steady.
  • noun. The root-like organ of attachment developed by many of the algæ. Also haptere and rhizoid.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Something used to secure and hold in place something else, as a long flat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence, a support.
  • noun. A conical or branching body, by which a seaweed is attached to its support, and differing from a root in that it is not specially absorbent of moisture.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Something to or by which an object can be securely fastened.
  • noun. A root-like structure that anchors aquatic sessile organisms, such as seaweed, other sessile algae, stalked crinoids, benthic cnidarians, and sponges, to the substrate.
  • noun. Actinomycosis.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. stick to firmly
  • noun. restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
    • Word Usage
    "But now of the holdfast, which is our special subject."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    attach  constraint  restraint  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    bellyband  bind  buckle  button  carabiner  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cleat  fire/burglary/access  scuttlebutt  stanchion  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    disk  hold  holder  sucker  tentacle  
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