holdfast

hold·fast

noun \ˈhōl(d)-ˌfast\

Definition of HOLDFAST

1

: something to which something else may be firmly secured

2

a : a part by which a plant clings to a flat surface b : an organ by which a parasitic animal attaches itself to its host

First Known Use of HOLDFAST

1566

Rhymes with HOLDFAST

aghast, at last, avast, bedfast, Belfast, bombast, broadcast, bypast, contrast, dicast, dismast, downcast, dynast, fantast, flypast, forecast, foremast, forepassed, full blast, gymnast, half-caste, half-mast, handfast, lightfast, mainmast, makefast, march-past, miscast, newscast, oblast, offcast, outcast, outcaste, precast, recast, repast, roughcast, sandblast, sand-cast, shamefast, sportscast, topmast, trade-last, typecast, upcast, webcast, windblast