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Word entry · 6 letters

fasten

Best crossword clue

"Attach securely"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɑːsn̩/Part of speech verbSorted aefnstStarts with FEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. make tight or tighter

Word origin

From Middle English fastenen, from Old English fæstnian, from Proto-West Germanic *fastinōn (“to secure, fasten”). Equivalent to fast + -en.

Used in a sentence

  • The sailor fastened the boat to the dock with a half-hitch.
  • Fasten your seat belts!
  • Can you fasten these boards together with some nails?

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