| Main Entry: | solder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mend |
Synonyms: |
cement, fasten, fuse, join, patch, repair, 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 |
| Main Entry: | solder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten |
Synonyms: |
braze, fuse, join, mend, patch, unite, weld |
| Main Entry: | cement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gluing, binding material |
Synonyms: |
adhesive, binder, birdlime, bond, concrete, epoxy, glue, grout, gum, gunk, lime, lute, mortar, mucilage, mud, paste, plaster, putty, rubber cement, sand, sealant, size, solder, stickum, tar |
| Notes: | cement comes from Latin caementum 'chips of stone'; cement is an ingredient of concrete, but is not a synonym; cement should be pronounced suh-MENT |
| Main Entry: | cement |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach securely, often with sticky material |
Synonyms: |
bind, blend, bond, cohere, combine, connect, fasten, fuse, glue, gum, join, merge, mortar, paste, plaster, seal, solder, stick together, unite, weld |
Antonyms: |
divide, separate, unfix |
| Main Entry: | fasten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make secure; join together |
Synonyms: |
adhere, affix, anchor, attach, band, bar, batten, belt, bind, bolt, bond, brace, button, catch, cement, chain, cleave, close, cohere, connect, couple, embed, establish, fix, freeze to, girth, glue, grip, hitch, hitch on, hold, hook, hook up, implant, infix, jam, knot, lace, leash, link, lock, lodge, make firm, moor, mortise, nail, rivet, rope, screw, seal, set, settle, solder, stay put, stick, strengthen, string, tack on, tag, tie, tighten, truss, unite, wedge, weld |
Antonyms: |
detach, disconnect, loosen, open, release, unchain, unfasten, unlink, unlock |
| Main Entry: | fuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | meld, intermix |
Synonyms: |
agglutinate, amalgamate, bind, blend, cement, coalesce, combine, commingle, deliquesce, dissolve, federate, flux, integrate, interblend, interfuse, intermingle, join, liquefy, liquesce, melt, merge, mingle, run, run together, smelt, solder, thaw, unite, weld |
Antonyms: |
disconnect, divide, separate |
| Main Entry: | metal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lustrous chemical element |
Synonyms: |
alloy, casting, deposit, foil, hardware, ingot, leaf, load, mail, mineral, native rock, ore, plate, solder, vein |
| 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: | weld |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bind, connect |
Synonyms: |
bond, braze, cement, combine, fix, fuse, join, link, solder, unite |
Antonyms: |
disconnect, separate |