holdfast
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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
See 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
hold·fast
noun \ˈhōl(d)-ˌfast\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of HOLDFAST
: an organ by which a parasitic animal (as a tapeworm) attaches itself to its host
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