handfast
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Synonyms: landfast, holdfast, handcart, handrest, handwash, handfish, handiest, headfast, standfast, handlist, handfasts
Antonyms: landfast, holdfast, handcart, handrest, handwash, handfish, handiest, headfast, standfast, handlist, handfasts
Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.
Noun
- A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.
- A contract, agreement, covenant; specifically betrothal, espousal.
Verb
- To pledge; to bind.
- To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow for cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.
Adjective
- Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
Adjective
- Strong; steadfast.
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