| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fastening |
| Synonyms: | adapter, bond, clamp, connection, connector, coupling, fastener, joint, junction, link, tie |
| Main Entry: | attachment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | affection, high regard |
| Synonyms: | affinity, amore, attraction, bond, case, crush, devotion, fidelity, fondness, friendship, hankering*, liking, love, loyalty, partiality, possessiveness, regard, shine*, tenderness, weakness, yen* |
| Antonyms: | alienation, animosity, aversion, dislike, divorce, enmity, estrangement, hate, hatred, opposition |
| Main Entry: | accessory |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ornament; accompanying item; supplementary part |
| Synonyms: | accent, addition, adjunct, adornment, appendage, appendix, appliance, appurtenance, attachment, component, decoration, extension, extra, frill, help, supplement, trim, trimming |
| Antonyms: | principal |
| Main Entry: | accompaniment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | necessary part or embellishment |
| Synonyms: | accessory, adjunct, appendage, appurtenance, attachment, attendant, attribute, augmentation, complement, concomitant, enhancement, enrichment, supplement |
| Main Entry: | addendum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something conjoined, added |
| Synonyms: | addition, adjunct, appendage, appendix, attachment, augmentation, codicil, extension, extra, postscript, rider, supplement |
| Notes: | an addition is something that, when added, serves simply to augment or extend that to which it has been added, leaving the character of the original unchanged; an addendum forms a separate distinguishable portion of the whole and it first meant 'a thing to be added' |
| Main Entry: | addition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | process of conjoining, adding |
| Synonyms: | accession, adding, adjoining, affixing, annexation, attachment, augmentation, enlargement, extension, inclusion, increasing |
| Notes: | an addition is something that, when added, serves simply to augment or extend that to which it has been added, leaving the character of the original unchanged; an addendum forms a separate distinguishable portion of the whole and it first meant 'a thing to be added' |
| Antonyms: | decrease, deduction, lessening, loss, reduction, shrinkage, subtraction, withdrawal |
| Main Entry: | addition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something conjoined to or enlargement of something |
| Synonyms: | accession, accessory, accretion, accrual, addendum, additive, adjunct, aggrandizement, annex, appendage, appendix, attachment, augmentation, bonus, boost, commission, dividend, enhancement, enlargement, expansion, extension, extra, gain, hike, increase, increment, option, profit, raise, reinforcement, rise, supplement, wing |
| Notes: | an addition is something that, when added, serves simply to augment or extend that to which it has been added, leaving the character of the original unchanged; an addendum forms a separate distinguishable portion of the whole and it first meant 'a thing to be added' |
| Main Entry: | adhesion |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | adoration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | intense love |
| Synonyms: | admiration, amore, ardor, attachment, crush, devotion, esteem, estimation, exaltation, glorification, hankering, honor, idolatry, idolization, infatuation, pash, passion, puppy love, reverence, shine*, veneration, weakness*, worship, worshipping, yen* |
| Antonyms: | abhorrence, detestation, disrespect, hate |