(n.) One who, or that which, makes fast or firm.

adhesive affixation anchor annexation attachment band bandage bar barrette bellyband belt bind binding binding stone binding twine bobby pin bollard bolt bond bonder bondstone box hook brace braces brad braid buckle button cable carpet tack catch chain cinch cincture clamp clasp clasping cleat click clinch clip clothespin corking pin cotter dowel fastening fibula fillet fishhook funiculus garter girding girdle girth grab grapnel grappler grappling iron guy hairpin hank hasp hawser haywire hitch hitching post holdfast hook hook and eye hooking inkle interlocker kevel kingpin knot lace lacing lariat lashing latch latchet leader ligament ligation line lock loop moorings nail noose nut padlock paper clip pawl peg pin pintle ring rivet roller rope safety pin screw seal sennit setscrew skewer slide fastener snap snubbing post spike splice staple sticking strap string strop stub tenon suspenders tack tag tendon terret thole tholepin thong thumbtack tie tie beam tieing toggle treenail tug twine vise whang wire zipper zipping