fastener

== English == === Etymology === From fasten + -er. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɑːsənə/, /ˈfɑːsnə/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈfæsənɚ/, /ˈfæsnɚ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈfɐːsənə/, /ˈfɐːsnə/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈfɐːsɘnɘ/, /ˈfɐːsnɘ/ Hyphenation: fast‧en‧er, faste‧ner === Noun === fastener (plural fasteners) Something or someone that fastens. Mechanically, any device that fastens; especially, a collective term for items such as screws, nuts, washers, clasps, bolts and the like. Synonym: fastening Hypernym: hardware ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: ファスナー (fasunā) ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === fastener on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Feenstra, fenestra, refasten