fastener

Plural: fasteners

Noun

• A device used to join or secure objects together.
• a person who fastens or makes fast
  • "he found the door fastened and wondered who the fastener was"
• restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
• Something or someone that fastens.
• 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.

Examples

• The word FASTENER connected two existing words, demonstrating clever board usage.

Synonyms

fastening, fixing, holdfast, fastening#Noun