fasteners
Clips and snaps
Fasteners are devices that hold things together or closed.
The category includes nuts, bolts, screws, nails, clips, zippers, buttons, snaps, hooks, and velcro—anything designed to join or secure.
The hardware store has an entire aisle of fasteners.
In clothing, fasteners refer specifically to closures: The dress has a row of fasteners down the back.
Threaded metal fasteners
- boltsThreaded metal fasteners
- nailsMetal fasteners, finger coverings
- rivetsPermanent metal fasteners
- nutsSeeds in shells
washers · anchors · pins · dowels · staples · brads · tacks · lag bolts
Small disc fasteners
- zippersInterlocking tooth fasteners
- snapsQuick fasteners or photos
- hooksCurved catching devices
- eyesOrgans of sight
clasps · buckles · toggles · frogs · grommets · eyelets · laces · drawstrings
Fastening grip devices
- bracketsMarks setting off text
- hingesSwinging joint hardware
- hooksCurved catching devices
- latchesSimple closure mechanisms
hasps · grommets · cleats · straps · braces · plates · hangers · clips
Pointed implement for sewing
- threadFiber for stitching
- pinPointed metal fastener
- straight pinSlender metal fastener, pointed
- safety pinSelf-shielding wire clasp
thimble · bobbin · snap · hook and eye · basting · tacking · seam ripper · bodkin
screws
Threaded metal fasteners
nuts · washers · anchors · pins · dowels · staples · brads · tacks · lag bolts · machine screws
buttons
Small disc fasteners
eyes · clasps · buckles · toggles · frogs · grommets · eyelets · laces · drawstrings · velcro
clamps
Fastening grip devices
latches · hasps · grommets · cleats · straps · braces · plates · hangers · clips · ties
needle
Pointed implement for sewing
- threadFiber for stitching
- pinPointed metal fastener
- straight pinSlender metal fastener, pointed
safety pin · thimble · bobbin · snap · hook and eye · basting · tacking · seam ripper · bodkin · pincushion
glue
Bonding substance
velcro · sealant · cement · paste · bond · resin · mastic · mortar · caulk · putty
- hardwaredoor handle, hinge, lock, latch, screw
- structural engineeringstructural design, structural analysis, structural steel, structural engineering, stress analysis
- maintainabilityserviceability, repairability, maintainability, reliability, durability
- manufactured goodsautomobiles, appliances, auto parts, cars, trucks
- productsappliances, automobiles, cars, clothing, computers
- office suppliespens, pencils, paper clip, staplers, paperclip
fastenersseparators
Things that partition
cutters · releases · detachers · splitters · disconnectors
- snap fastenersInterlocking disc closures
- paper fastenersDevices joining loose sheets