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holdfast

hold·fast

holdfast

 
pronunciation:
hold faest
part of speech: noun
definition 1: any device used to attach a thing to a surface, such as a clamp, nail, or hook.
definition 2: a rootlike or suckerlike plant structure, esp. of certain seaweeds, by which the plant attaches itself to a solid surface.