fastener
Syllables: fast·en·erUK/ˈfɑːsənə//ˈfæsənɚ/
fastener noun: something or someone that fastens.
Noun
fastener (plural fasteners)
- Something or someone that fastens.
- The mechanic replaced the damaged fastener.
- This type of fastener is resistant to corrosion.
- Mechanically, any device that fastens; especially, a collective term for items such as screws, nuts, washers, clasps, bolts and the like.
fastener meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Tagalog
fastener in Tamil
- இணைப்பான்
fastener in Bengali
- বন্ধক যন্ত্র
fastener in Tagalog
- something or someone that fastens
- talasok
Examples of fastener in a sentence
- Explode the assembly drawing so that all the fasteners are visible.
- Place your baby's bottom in the middle and do up with nappy safety fasteners.
- Special new fasteners are being introduced on the new car to hold it together better than ever.
Synonyms of fastener
Forms of fastener
| plural | fasteners |
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Origin of fastener
From fasten + -er.
Words formed from fastener
Questions about fastener
- What does fastener mean?
- Fastener means something or someone that fastens.
- What is fastener in Tamil?
- Fastener in Tamil is இணைப்பான். See Fastener meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fastener?
- Fastener is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fastener?
- Fastener is pronounced /ˈfɑːsənə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of fastener?
- The plural of fastener is fasteners.
Words near fastener in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: fastener (page history and authors); fastener (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fastener (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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