To make a web, it starts by making a frame of this silk and fastening it to hard objects, such as trees or fences.
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Fastening
Synonyms for "fastening" (74 found)
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10 entriesadhesive fasteningbelt fasteningbutton fasteningfastening devicefastening methodfastening systemmechanical fasteningsecure fasteningstructural fasteningthreaded fastener
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She could not help observing that he paid unusual care to the fastening of the doors that night, and that he carefully cleaned and loaded the rusty old shotgun which hung upon the wall of his bedroom.
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Prise off the circlip fastening the sprocket to the hub.
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The Rail Accident Investigation Branch's preliminary examination of the site of a cement train derailment at Sheffield station on November 11 found that a series of rail fastenings had broken, some before the accident, causing the tracks to spread under the train.
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