holdfast
English
noun
Definitions
- Something to or by which an object can be securely fastened.
- (biology) A root-like structure that anchors aquatic sessile organisms, such as seaweed, other sessile algae, stalked crinoids, benthic cnidarians, and sponges, to the substrate.
- (archaic) Actinomycosis.
Etymology
Compound from English hold (game won by the server, hold an opinion, deem) + English fast (fixed, refrain from eating, a period of fasting, firm, quick, fixed firmly, quickly).
Origin
English
fast
Gloss
fixed, refrain from eating, a period of fasting, firm, quick, fixed firmly, quickly
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ahold English
- anchorhold English
- barefast English
- behold English
- breakfast English
- breastfast English
- breathhold English
- chairfast English
- chokehold English
- colorfast English
- colourfast English
- commonhold English
- copyhold English
- cragfast English
- earthfast English
- fast English
- fast-handed English
- fast-paced English
- fastcore English
- fasten English
- faster English
- fastest English
- fasteth English
- fastgang English
- fastgrowing English
- fastish English
- fastly English
- fastness English
- fastpitch English
- fastwalker English
- fiefhold English
- fingerhold English
- foothold English
- forehold English
- forhold English
- handhold English
- headfast English
- hold English
- holdable English
- holdase English
- holdback English
- holder English
- holdest English
- holdeth English
- holdless English
- holdoff English
- holdout English
- household English
- hyperfast English
- inhold English
- landfast English
- landhold English
- leasehold English
- leghold English
- lifehold English
- lightfast English
- lockfast English
- makefast English
- masterfast English
- mini-hold English
- mishold English
- nailfast English
- nonfast English
- offhold English
- onhold English
- outfast English
- outhold English
- overfast English
- overhold English
- pinhold English
- rainfast English
- resthold English
- roothold English
- semi-fast English
- serofast English
- setfast English
- shamefaced English
- shamefast English
- shorthold English
- sitfast English
- steadfast English
- sternfast English
- stokehold English
- stranglehold English
- stronghold English
- sunfast English
- superfast English
- throttlehold English
- toehold English
- tub-fast English
- tubfast English
- ultra-fast English
- ultrafast English
- underhold English
- unfast English
- unhold English
- uphold English
- washfast English
- wetfast English
- windhold English
- withhold English
- fast Middle English
- holden Middle English
- holim Tok Pisin
- fass Jamaican Creole
- hold
- fast
- ahold
- unfast
- holder
- uphold
- faster
- unhold
- fasten
- inhold
- fastly
- behold
- onhold
- nonfast
- fastest
- forhold
- offhold
- pinhold
- holdase
- mishold
- sitfast
- sunfast
- fastish
- outhold
- tubfast
- wetfast
- holdout
- holdeth
- toehold
- setfast
- outfast
- holdoff
- leghold
- fasteth
- holdest
- fastness
- serofast
- fastgang
- tub-fast
- handhold
- holdable
- holdless
- lifehold
- nailfast
- copyhold
- cragfast
- makefast
- barefast
- washfast
- headfast
- landhold
- resthold
- overhold
- forehold
- fastcore
- overfast
- roothold
- landfast
- foothold
- rainfast
- windhold
- withhold
- fiefhold
- lockfast
- holdback
- sternfast
- shorthold
- lightfast
- semi-fast
- superfast
- chairfast
- mini-hold
- colorfast
- household
- steadfast
- ultrafast
- underhold
- hyperfast
- chokehold
- earthfast
- stokehold
- shamefast
- breakfast
- leasehold
- fastpitch
- commonhold
- fingerhold
- fastwalker
- fast-paced
- stronghold
- colourfast
- anchorhold
- ultra-fast
- breastfast
- masterfast
- breathhold
- shamefaced
- fast-handed
- fastgrowing
- stranglehold
- throttlehold