attachment - definition, thesaurus and related words from WordNet-Online

WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Noun attachment has 7 senses

attachment, fond regard - a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
--₁ is a kind of affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmheartedness

Derived form: verb attach₄
attachment - a supplementary part or accessory
--₂ is a kind of addition, add-on, improver
attachment - a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding
--₃ is a kind of writ, judicial writ

Derived form: verb attach₅
attachment, bond - a connection that fastens things together
--₄ is a kind of connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
--₄ has particulars: ligament
Derived forms: verb attach₂, verb attach₃
attachment, adherence, adhesion - faithful support for a religion or cause or political party
--₅ is a kind of support
--₅ has particulars:
ecclesiasticism; kabbalism, cabalism; royalism; traditionalism

Derived form: verb attach₄
attachment, affixation - the act of attaching or affixing something
--₆ is a kind of combination, combining, compounding
--₆ has particulars: graft, grafting
Derived form: verb attach₁
fastening, attachment - the act of fastening things together
--₇ is a kind of joining, connection, connexion
--₇ has particulars:
bonding, soldering; doweling; grounding, earthing; linkage; tying, ligature; welding; fixation

Derived form: verb attach₁