fastener

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: fas=ten=er

CIDE DICTIONARY

fastener, n. 

 One who, or that which, makes fast or firm.  [1913 Webster]

THESAURUS

fastener

adhesive, affixation, anchor, annexation, attachment, band, bandage, bar, barrette, bellyband, belt, bind, binding, binding stone, binding twine, bobby pin, bollard, bolt, bond, bonder, bondstone, box hook, brace, braces, brad, braid, buckle, button, cable, carpet tack, catch, chain, cinch, cincture, clamp, clasp, clasping, cleat, click, clinch, clip, clothespin, corking pin, cotter, dowel, fastening, fibula, fillet, fishhook, funiculus, garter, girding, girdle, girth, grab, grapnel, grappler, grappling iron, guy, hairpin, hank, hasp, hawser, haywire, hitch, hitching post, holdfast, hook, hook and eye, hooking, inkle, interlocker, kevel, kingpin, knot, lace, lacing, lariat, lashing, latch, latchet, leader, ligament, ligation, line, lock, loop, moorings, nail, noose, nut, padlock, paper clip, pawl, peg, pin, pintle, ring, rivet, roller, rope, safety pin, screw, seal, sennit, setscrew, skewer, slide fastener, snap, snubbing post, spike, splice, staple, sticking, strap, string, strop, stub tenon, suspenders, tack, tag, tendon, terret, thole, tholepin, thong, thumbtack, tie, tie beam, tieing, toggle, treenail, tug, twine, vise, whang, wire, zipper, zipping

ROGET THESAURUS

fastener

Connection

N connection, vinculum, link, connective, connection, junction, bond of union, copula, hyphen, intermedium, bracket, bridge, stepping-stone, isthmus, bond, tendon, tendril, fiber, cord, cordage, riband, ribbon, rope, guy, cable, line, halser, hawser, painter, moorings, wire, chain, string, fastener, fastening, tie, ligament, ligature, strap, tackle, rigging, standing rigging, running rigging, traces, harness, yoke, band ribband, bandage, brace, roller, fillet, inkle, with, withe, withy, thong, braid, girder, tiebeam, girth, girdle, cestus, garter, halter, noose, lasso, surcingle, knot, running knot, cabestro, cinch, lariat, legadero, oxreim, suspenders, pin, corking pin, nail, brad, tack, skewer, staple, corrugated fastener, clamp, U-clamp, C-clamp, cramp, cramp iron, ratchet, detent, larigo, pawl, terret, treenail, screw, button, buckle, clasp, hasp, hinge, hank, catch, latch, bolt, latchet, tag, tooth, hook, hook and eye, lock, holdfast, padlock, rivet, anchor, grappling iron, trennel, stake, post, cement, glue, gum, paste, size, wafer, solder, lute, putty, birdlime, mortar, stucco, plaster, grout, viscum, shackle, rein, prop.