| Main Entry: | stick |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adhere, affix |
Synonyms: |
attach, be bogged down, become embedded, become immobilized, bind, bond, braze, catch, cement, clasp, cleave, cling, cling like ivy, clog, cohere, fasten, fix, freeze to, fuse, glue, hold, hold fast, hold on, hug, jam, join, linger, lodge, paste, persist, remain, snag, solder, stay, stay put, stick like barnacle, stick together, unite, weld |
Antonyms: |
loosen, unfasten, unfix, unstick |
| Main Entry: | temper |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | harden |
Synonyms: |
anneal, bake, braze, cement, chill, congeal, dry, indurate, mold, petrify, set, solidify, starch, steel, stiffen, strengthen, toughen, toughen up |
Antonyms: |
bend, flex, soften |
| Main Entry: | weld |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bind, connect |
Synonyms: |
bond, braze, cement, combine, fix, fuse, join, link, solder, unite |
| Notes: | to braze is to unite pieces of metal using a solder containing brass or another high melting-point material; weld is to unite pieces of metal by fusing them at a high temperature - usually with a flame or acetylene torch; solder is to unite pieces of metal by bonding them using another metal (called the solder) that has a melting point lower than either metal to be joined - usually done with electric heat |
Antonyms: |
disconnect, separate |
| Main Entry: | solder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten |
Synonyms: |
braze, fuse, join, mend, patch, unite, weld |