fastener

IPA: fˈæsʌnɝ

Something or someone that fastens.
Mechanically, any device that fastens; especially, a collective term for items such as screws, nuts, washers, clasps, bolts and the like.

Examples of "fastener" in Sentences

The lightning fastener is because men weren't supposed to go topless when they were "bathing."
Ok, I'm not sure what a "lightning" fastener is -- something like a modern velcro-type fastener?
The back was fairly low, just barely covering the thin fastener of her bra and her skin was warm as his fingers brushed against the creamy expanse.
Not sure if it was April Fool's day, but a radio station in Long Island, NY once "punked" me in the mid-90's, by calling the fastener factory I worked at.
The SerosaFuse fastener is delivered over a guiding stylet, minimizing tissue trauma by assuring the fastener is the largest device entering the involved tissue.
The fastener is a disposable plastic bracelet like the ID bracelets new moms, dads and infants get tagged with at hospitals â€ if your kid breaks his bracelet to remove it, you’ll know.
For example, if a nail is holding together two pieces of wood, an accurate but broader description of the nail would be a "fastener," or you may simply state that one piece of wood is coupled with the second piece of wood.