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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | holding fast |
| Synonyms: | adherence, adhesiveness, attachment, bond, cling, grip, stickiness, sticking |
| Notes: | adherence is mostly used in figurative senses while adhesion is literal and implies physical contact between surfaces and has a technical sense in medicine |
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| Main Entry: | fidelity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conformity to a standard |
| Synonyms: | accuracy, adherence, adhesion, attachment, closeness, constancy, correspondence, exactitude, exactness, faithfulness, loyalty, naturalism, preciseness, precision, realism, scrupulousness, verism |
| Antonyms: | inconstancy, nonconformity, unsteadiness, vacillation, wavering |
| Main Entry: | traction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical resistance, friction |
| Synonyms: | absorption, adherence, adhesion, constriction, contraction, drag, draught, drawing, grip, haulage, pull, pulling, purchase, resorption, strain, stress, stretch, suck, suction, towage |
| Antonyms: | slipperiness |
| Main Entry: | stickiness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cohesion |
| Synonyms: | adhesion, adhesiveness, fusion, gumminess |
| Main Entry: | steadfastness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fidelity |
| Synonyms: | accuracy, adherence, adhesion, allegiance, attachment, closeness, constancy, correspondence, exactitude, exactness, faithfulness, fealty, loyalty, naturalism, preciseness, precision, realism, scrupulousness, verism |
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| Concept: | [Motion given to an object situated behind] Traction. |
| Category: | 4. Motion with reference to direction |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
traction; drawing; draught, pull, haul; rake; "a long pull a strong pull and a pull all together"; towage, haulage.
-verbs
draw, pull, haul, lug, rake, drag, tug, tow, trail, train; take in tow., wrench, jerk, twitch, touse; yank.
-adjectives
drawing; tractile, tractive.
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