retether
Fasten once more
To retether is to tether again—to reattach something to a fixed point after it has been untethered.
The word appears in contexts ranging from livestock retethering a goat that slipped its rope to technology retether your phone to restore the internet connection.
Figuratively, it can mean reconnecting to something grounding: After months of chaos, she needed to retether herself to routine.
Connect again after separation
- refastenSecure something anew
- relinkConnect again
- rejoinReturn to a group
- reconnectEstablish contact again
rebind · recouple · rehook · resecure · reanchor · replug · rewire · restring
Animal restraint cord
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
- collarNeck encirclement
- chainLinked segments forming length
rope · tie-down · halter · bridle · hobble · stake · post · hitching
Secures ships to seabed
- groundingConnecting to earth
- steadinessState of being constant
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- supportTo uphold or sustain
foundation · firmness · equilibrium · rootedness · centering · solidity · reliability · constancy
reattach
Connect again after separation
reconnect · rebind · recouple · rehook · resecure · reanchor · replug · rewire · restring · reunite
anchor
Secures ships to seabed
attach · cinch · latch · moor · clamp · clip · hitch · buckle · strap · harness
leash
Animal restraint cord
chain · rope · tie-down · halter · bridle · hobble · stake · post · hitching · constraint
anchor
Secures ships to seabed
- groundingConnecting to earth
- steadinessState of being constant
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
support · foundation · firmness · equilibrium · rootedness · centering · solidity · reliability · constancy · mooring