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