harnesses

Channels for productive work

Harnesses is the plural of harness—the system of straps that secures a horse to a cart or a person to safety equipment: The stable had a dozen harnesses hanging on the wall.

As a verb form, harnesses means to put a harness on, or more often, to channel something for productive use: The dam harnesses the river's power, She harnesses her anxiety into creative energy.

animals

reins

Bit-attached steering straps

traces · yoke · draft · carriage · sled-dog · mushing · driving · plow · cart · wagon

equipment

straps

Narrow securing bands

D-ring · tether · lanyard · rappelling · belay · rigging · suspension · full-body · quick-release · padding

control

channel

Passage for transmission

  • directUndeviating or to guide
  • utilizePut to practical purpose
  • leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns

mobilize · deploy · focus · concentrate · coordinate · manage · command · master · exploit · maximize

energy

solar

Of the star

tidal · renewable · capture · convert · utilize · channel · exploit · tap · harvest · generate

Categories
Opposites
utilization/control of power or resources

harnesseswastes

Uses poorly or discards

squanders · dissipates · neglects · ignores · lets go

physical restraint/attachment

harnessesreleases

Lets go or publishes

frees · unharnesses · unbinds · untethers · loosens

Phrases
Family

harness, harnessed, harnessing

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G