attachments

Files sent along

Attachments are things fastened to something else.

An email attachment is a file sent along with a message.

A vacuum cleaner's attachments are its interchangeable parts.

The word also names emotional bonds: She formed a strong attachment to her mentor.

In psychology, attachment theory describes how early bonds shape later relationships.

Legal attachments are court orders seizing property.

fastener

clasp

Securing device that clicks

  • clipCut or attach
  • hookCurved catching device
  • clampDevice for holding tight

bracket · mount · fitting · connector · coupling · anchor · pin · screw · rivet · snap

emotional

bond

Binding tie or connection

devotion · fondness · kinship · intimacy · love · friendship · loyalty · affinity · trust · closeness

document

appendix

Supplementary section after main text

exhibit · annex · schedule · rider · amendment · file · upload · PDF · spreadsheet · evidence

accessory

add-on

Optional supplementary component

  • extensionAdded part or duration
  • adapterDevice enabling equipment compatibility
  • nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting

blade · brush head · filter · lens · bit · cartridge · module · peripheral · component

Categories
Opposites
emotional connection

attachmentsaversions

Strong feelings against

detachments · estrangements · alienation · animosities · dislikes

physical joining

attachmentsdetachments

Troops assigned apart

separations · disconnections · removals

email/document components

attachmentsbody text

Document's main prose

plain text · header · subject line

Phrases
Family

attachment, nonattachment, reattachment

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G