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Definition of Fastener
1. Noun. A person who fastens or makes fast. "He found the door fastened and wondered who the fastener was"
2. Noun. Restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place.
Specialized synonyms: Bellyband, Buckle, Button, Carabiner, Karabiner, Snap Ring, Catch, Clasp, Cleat, Clinch, Clip, Clothes Peg, Clothes Pin, Clothespin, Corrugated Fastener, Wiggle Nail, Cottar, Cotter, Cringle, Eyelet, Grommet, Grummet, Loop, Dowel, Dowel Pin, Joggle, Fillet, Stopping, Hook And Eye, Knot, Lashing, Link, Linkup, Tie, Tie-in, Lock, Locker, Nail, Nut And Bolt, Paper Fastener, Pin, Screw, Seal, Seal, Sealing Wax, Slide Fastener, Zip, Zip Fastener, Zipper, Press Stud, Snap, Snap Fastener, Toggle, Toggle Bolt
Generic synonyms: Constraint, Restraint
Derivative terms: Fasten, Fasten, Fasten, Hold Fast
Definition of Fastener
1. n. One who, or that which, makes fast or firm.
Definition of Fastener
1. Noun. something or someone that fastens ¹
2. Noun. mechanically, any device that fastens; especially, a collective term for items such as screws, nuts, washers, bolts and the like ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fastener
1. one that fastens [n -S] - See also: fastens
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fastener
Literary usage of Fastener
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Round the Block: An American Novel by John Bell] [Bouton (1864)
"Had the "'Cosmopolitan Window fastener " been his own invention, and disposed of
... But the profits of the " Cosmopolitan Window fastener " went to another ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit Court of United States by Jabez S. Holmes (1877)
"The nature of the complainant's invention is stated by him to consist " in forming
the fastener of wire, bent in such a manner that if the pressure upon the ..."
3. Reports of Cases Arising Upon Letters Patent for Inventions: Determined in by Samuel Sparks Fisher (1874)
"Hickey. cork is sufficient to bend the wire-fastener, it will retain the cork
more firmly, and the cork will require to be pushed in before the fastener can ..."
4. Digest of Decisions of Law and Practice in the Patent Office and the United by Amos Winfield Hart (1898)
"*Heaton Peninsular Button-fastener Co. v. ... Button-fastener Co., 69 Fed. Rep.
592 (1895). 04. The claim of E., copied from B.'s patent, held not the same ..."
5. Alfalfa, Grasshoppers, Bees: Their Relationship: A Report of the Field-work by Samuel John Hunter, A. H. Duff (1899)
"THE PARKER FOUNDATION fastener. Figure 10 shows the "Parker" foundation fastener No.
4; 3 is a section rest and gauge to hold the section in place, ..."
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