attachment

Noun
  1. A feeling of affection for a person or an institution (synset 107560531)
    is a type of: affection, affectionateness, fondness, heart, philia, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness - a positive feeling of liking
    same as: fond regard
  2. A supplementary part or accessory (synset 102758249)
    is a type of: add-on, addition, improver - a component that is added to something to improve it
    subtypes: hood, lens hood - a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera
  3. A writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding (synset 106566972)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: judicial writ, writ - (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
  4. A connection that fastens things together (synset 102758357)
    is a type of: connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion - an instrumentality that connects
    subtypes: ligament - any connection or unifying bond
    same as: bond
  5. Faithful support for a cause or political party or religion (synset 101215372)
    "attachment to a formal agenda"; "adherence to a fat-free diet"; "the adhesion of Seville was decisive"
    is a type of: support - aiding the cause or policy or interests of
    subtypes:
    • ecclesiasticism - excessive adherence to ecclesiastical forms and activities
    • cabalism, kabbalism - adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation
    • royalism - adherence or attachment to a monarchy or to the principle of monarchal government
    • traditionalism - adherence to tradition (especially in cultural or religious matters)
    same as: adherence, adhesion
  6. The act of attaching or affixing something (synset 100380230)
    is a type of: combination, combining, compounding - the act of combining things to form a new whole
    subtypes: graft, grafting - the act of grafting something onto something else
    same as: affixation
  7. The act of fastening things together (synset 100148415)
    is a type of: connection, connexion, joining - the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
    subtypes:
    • bonding, soldering - fastening firmly together
    • doweling - fastening by dowels
    • earthing, grounding - fastening electrical equipment to earth
    • linkage - the act of linking things together
    • ligature, tying - the act of tying or binding things together
    • welding - fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure
    • fixation - the activity of fastening something firmly in position
    same as: fastening

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