attachment — English Dictionary

Noun

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

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   The “implantation window” is a short, specific phase during which attachment of the blastocyst occurs.

2. A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.

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   I have such an attachment towards my fiancé!

3. A dependence, especially a strong one.

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   Through every other kind of drug experience, however, ran his attachment to alcohol.

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

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   Zimchenko's phone had a tape attachment, […]

5. The means by which something is physically attached.

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   [The umbilical cord is] the attachment connecting the fetus with the placenta.

6. A file sent along with a message, usually an email.

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7. Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.

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   attachment of earnings

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

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   2009, Jakke Mäkelä, Eero Karvinen, Niko Porjo, Antti Mäkelä and Tapio Tuomi, Attachment of Natural Lightning Flashes to Trees: Preliminary Statistical Characteristics, published in the Journal of Lightning Research, volume 1

Noun

1. a feeling of affection for a person or an institution

   Synonyms

   fond regard

   Broader terms

   affectionaffectionatenessfondnesstendernessheartwarmnesswarmheartednessphilia

2. a supplementary part or accessory

   Broader terms

   additionadd-onimprover

3. a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding

   Broader terms

   writjudicial writ

4. a connection that fastens things together

   Synonyms

   bond

   Broader terms

   connectionconnexionconnectorconnecterconnective

5. faithful support for a cause or political party or religion

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   adherenceadhesion

   Broader terms

   support

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   attachment to a formal agenda

   adherence to a fat-free diet

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   the adhesion of Seville was decisive

6. the act of attaching or affixing something

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   affixation

   Broader terms

   combinationcombiningcompounding

7. the act of fastening things together

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   fastening

   Broader terms

   joiningconnectionconnexion