| 单词 | fastening |
| 释义 | fastening (once / 1398 pages) n WORD FAMILY fastening: fastenings+/fasten: fastened, fastener, fastening, fastens, unfasten/fastener: fasteners/unfasten: unfastened, unfastener, unfastening, unfastens USAGE EXAMPLESWe were wondering how to hold the cornstalks up without fastening anything to our home. Washington Post(Dec 04, 2016) The necklace is more than just a decoration fastening Doctor Strange’s cape — it’s the Eye of Agamotto. Los Angeles Times(Nov 05, 2016) It bore no fastenings, no extraneous details like sleeves or a collar. New York Times(Oct 17, 2016) 1n the act of fastening things together Syn|Hypo|Hyper attachment bonding, soldering fastening firmly together dowelingfastening by dowels earthing, groundingfastening electrical equipment to earth linkagethe act of linking things together ligature, tyingthe act of tying or binding things together weldingfastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure fixationthe activity of fastening something firmly in position ligation(surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery) butt welding, butt-weldingcreating a butt joint by welding spot welding, spot-weldingcreating an overlapping joint by welding at small points connection, connexion, joining the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication) 2n restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place Syn|Hypo|Hyper fastener, fixing, holdfast bellyband a strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the shafts of a wagon bucklefastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong buttona round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes carabiner, karabiner, snap ringan oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes catcha fastener that fastens or locks a door or window claspa fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together cleata fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured clinchthe flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet clipany of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together clothes peg, clothes pin, clothespinwood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline corrugated fastener, wiggle naila small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side; hammered across wood joints in rough carpentry cottar, cotterfastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together cringle, eyelet, grommet, grummet, loopfastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines dowel, dowel pin, jogglea fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together fillet, stoppingfastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members hook and eyea kind of fastener used on clothing knotany of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object lashingrope that is used for fastening something to something else link, linkup, tie, tie-ina fastener that serves to join or connect locka fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed lockera fastener that locks or closes naila thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener nut and bolta fastener made by screwing a nut onto a threaded bolt paper fastenera fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place pina small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things screwa fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head sealfastener that provides a tight and perfect closure seal, sealing waxfastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters slide fastener, zip, zip fastener, zippera fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab press stud, snap, snap fastenera fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound togglea fastener consisting of a peg or pin or crosspiece that is inserted into an eye at the end of a rope or a chain or a cable in order to fasten it to something (as another rope or chain or cable) toggle bolta fastener consisting of a threaded bolt and a hinged spring-loaded toggle; used to fasten objects to hollow walls Allen screwa screw with a hexagonal hole in the head barrel knot, blood knota knot used for tying fishing leaders together; the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times barrettea pin for holding women's hair in place belt bucklethe buckle used to fasten a belt bicycle clip, trouser clipa clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chain bitt pina pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off bolta screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener bow, bowknota knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces brada small nail break seala seal that must be broken when first used and cannot easily be resealed bridge, nosepiecethe link between two lenses; rests on the nose alligator clip, bulldog clipa clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws cap screwa threaded screw for machine parts; screws into a tapped hole carrick benda knot used to connect the ends of two large ropes or hawsers clout, clout naila short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood clove hitcha knot used to fasten a line temporarily to a post or spar coat buttona button on a coat combination locklock that can be opened only by turning dials in a special sequence cotter pina cotter consisting of a split pin that is secured (after passing through a hole) by splitting the ends apart cylinder locka lock in which a cylinder rotates to move a bolt; tumblers are pins; inserting the key lifts and aligns the pins to free the cylinder to rotate doorlocka lock on an exterior door doornaila nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors eightpenny naila nail 2.5 inches long figure eight, figure of eighta knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose fisherman's benda knot for tying a line to a spar or ring fisherman's knot, true lover's knot, truelove knota knot for tying the ends of two lines together fourpenny naila nail 1.5 inches long gasketseal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint Gordian knotan intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and cut by the sword of Alexander the Great after he heard that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia hairpina double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place hair slidea decorative hinged clip that girls and women put in their hair to hold it in place half hitcha knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object; usually tied double haspa fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal plate is fitted over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock hatpina long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair hawser benda knot uniting the ends of two lines hitcha knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot hobnaila short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots hood latcha catch that holds the hood of a car shut hooka catch for locking a door latchcatch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove door latch, latchspring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key lever locka lock whose tumblers are levers that must be raised to a given position so that the bolt can move linchpin, lynchpinpin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on loop knotany of various knots used to make a fixed loop in a rope love knot, lover's knot, lovers' knot, true lover's knot, true lovers' knota stylized or decorative knot used as an emblem of love machine screwa screw used either with a nut or with a tapped hole; slotted head can be driven by a screwdriver metal screwscrew made of metal overhand knota simple small knot (often used as part of other knots) padlocka detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut gem clip, paper clip, paperclipa wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together nog, pega wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface Phillips screwa screw with a special head having crossed slots piston ringseal consisting of a split metal ring that seals the gap between a piston and the cylinder wall prolonge knot, sailor's breastplatea knot in the rope used to drag a gun carriage rivetheavy 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 safety pina pin in the form of a clasp; has a guard so the point of the pin will not stick the user sash fastener, sash lock, window locka lock attached to the sashes of a double hung window that can fix both in the shut position setscrewa screw (often without a head) that fits into the boss or hub of a wheel or cam etc. and prevents motion of the part relative to the shaft on which it is mounted setscrewa screw that is used to adjust the tension on a spring sheepshanka knot for shortening a line shirt buttona button on a shirt sixpenny naila nail 2 inches long skewera long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted slipknota knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made spikea large stout nail square knota double knot made of two half hitches and used to join the ends of two cords staplepaper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together staplea short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables stopper knota knot that prevents a rope from passing through a hole straight pinpin consisting of a short straight stiff piece of wire with a pointed end; used to fasten pieces of cloth or paper together stub naila short thick nail surgeon's knotany of several knots used in tying stitches or ligatures tacka short nail with a sharp point and a large head tenpenny naila nail 3 inches long thumbscrewscrew designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers drawing pin, pushpin, thumbtacka tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board Turk's headan ornamental knot that resembles a small turban washerseal consisting of a flat disk placed to prevent leakage woodscrewa metal screw that tapers to a point so that it can be driven into wood with a screwdriver wormscrew thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack gudgeon pin, wrist pinpin joining a piston to a connecting rod constraint, restraint a device that retards something's motion |
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