attachment

Noun
  1. is a type of: affection, affectionateness, fondness, heart, philia, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness - a positive feeling of liking
    same as: fond regard
  2. 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. 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. is a type of: connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion - an instrumentality that connects
    subtypes: ligament - any connection or unifying bond
    same as: bond
  5. 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. 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. 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

Other Searches