| adherence |
steady or faithful attachment or devotion, as to a person, party, or principle; faithfulness; fidelity. [1/2 definitions] |
| adhesion |
attachment, esp. to a principle or cause; loyalty; adherence. [1/4 definitions] |
| Anglomania |
a greatly exaggerated attachment to or imitation of English manners, habits, institutions, and the like. |
| articulation |
a joint, such as one between bones or between a branch and the point of attachment of a leaf. [1/5 definitions] |
| crampon |
a spiked attachment worn on the bottom of shoes or boots to provide grip when walking on snow or ice. [1/2 definitions] |
| creeper |
(usu. pl.) a spiked metal attachment worn on shoes or boots to prevent slipping. [1/6 definitions] |
| dependent clause |
a clause that is syntactically not a complete sentence and is used typically as an attachment to an independent clause. A dependent clause adds additional meaning to the independent clause and functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb. |
| devoted |
showing or feeling great attachment; ardent. [1/2 definitions] |
| devotion |
great attachment; strong affection. [1/3 definitions] |
| disengage |
to free oneself from an engagement, attachment, or responsibility. [1/4 definitions] |
| distal |
located at a distance from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. (Cf. proximal.) |
| expansion bolt |
a threaded metal rod or pin, usu. used in stone and concrete, that has an attachment that expands as it is screwed into a surface. |
| fancy-free |
without obligations or commitments, esp. any love attachment. |
| fixate |
to develop and persist in an immature psychological attachment, or to suffer arrested emotional development. [1/5 definitions] |
| furring |
in building construction, the attachment of strips of wood or metal to a wall or the like to support laths or to allow air spaces, or the strips used for this. [1/2 definitions] |
| infatuate |
to cause a foolish and irrational passion or attachment in (someone). [1/2 definitions] |
| love |
to have a deep and strong affection for and attachment to. [1/12 definitions] |
| lovemaking |
affectionate behavior intended to lead to a romantic attachment; courtship. [1/2 definitions] |
| mastoid process |
the posterior part of the temporal bone that is located behind the inner ear, having attachment points for muscle and openings for the passage of blood vessels. |
| nonattachment |
combined form of attachment. |
| on |
with firm attachment. [1/19 definitions] |