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A hook, eyelet, or other device by which a piano wire is held so as to limit the vibration.
v
To apply an adhesive bandage.
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A method of joining fabric, for example the doors of a tent, by interlacing loops of cord (beckets) through eyelet holes and adjacent loops.
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A knot that may be used to keep an object or multiple loose objects together, using a string or a rope that passes at least once around them.
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The little rounded piece of wood at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch.
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The part of a key that is not inserted into the lock and that is used to turn the key.
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(US) A kind of road intersection. See Bowtie (road).
n
A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension.
v
(intransitive) To be fastened by a button or buttons.
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A type of fastener, especially for binding several electronic cables or wires together.
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Alternative form of cable tie [A type of fastener, especially for binding several electronic cables or wires together.]
v
To tie or fasten with cords
n
disposable plastic handcuffs similar in appearance to cable ties
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An item carried on a key ring either as decoration or security.
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A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.
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A ring, normally of metal or plastic, for holding keys together.
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Alternative form of kickplate [A usually metal strip mounted at the base of a door to prevent scuffing.]
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A string attached to a latch allowing it to be disengaged from the opposite side.
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A surgical instrument for ligating, or for placing and fastening a ligature.
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(countable) A cord or similar thing used to tie something; especially the thread used in surgery to close a vessel or duct.
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A method of tightly joining two ends of metal wire by twisting each around the other.
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(medicine) Twisted stent terminal; stent-end, usually but not necessarily a different fastened part.
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A simple method of joining two ends of metal wire by twisting them together.
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(knitting, firearms) Abbreviation of round. [A circular or spherical object or part of an object.]
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A board with a row of pins, set zigzag, between which wire is drawn to straighten it.
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An upright spike for holding paper documents by skewering.
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(electronics) Either of a pair of concentric metallic rings with slits on opposite sides, used in split-ring resonators.
adj
Fastened with staples.
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(carpentry, machinery) A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.
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A bar placed so as to resist weight.
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A method of joining the end of a metal wire to the middle of another by twisting the first around the latter.
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(figuratively) A direction or course of action, especially a new one.
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A metallic binding, tube, or point, at the end of a string, or lace, to stiffen it.
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A twist tie, a piece of wire embedded in paper, strip of plastic with ratchets, or similar object which is wound around something and tightened.
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A clip used to fasten the front and back parts of a tie.
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Alternative form of tiedown [A rope, strap, chain, or line used to secure a load or item.]
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A short piece of cord with metal bars at each end, used in offices for holding papers together or fastening them into a file.
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(transitive) To tie up a bird before cooking it.
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A metal wire that is encased in a thin strip of paper or plastic and is used to tie the openings of bags, such as garbage bags or bread bags.
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(veterinary surgery) A piece of strong steel wire with the ends curved and pointed, used on toe or quarter cracks to bind the edges together and prevent motion. It is clasped into two notches, one on each side of the crack, burned into the wall with a cautery iron.
v
Alternative letter-case form of Velcro [To fasten with Velcro.]
v
To separate or close off by installing a wire barricade or fence, as around the perimeter.
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Alternative form of zip tie [Synonym of cable tie]
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