attachment

noun

A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.

The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.

(computing) A file sent along with a message, usually an email.

A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.

The means by which something is physically attached.

A dependence, especially a strong one.

(law) Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.

(meteorology) The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer in a lightning flash.

Synonyms for attachment

fasteningn affixationn attachingv adhesionn adherencen bondn affectionn connectionn uxoriousnessn linkn fondnessn appendantadj

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