Synonyms of the word garter


GARTERBAND - FASTEN - FIX - SECURE - SUPPORTER

garter

  • n. A band worn around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking.
  • n. (heraldry) A bendlet.
  • v. to fasten with a garter.

band

  • n. A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
  • n. (architecture) A strip of decoration.
  • n. That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.
  • n. A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
  • n. (in the plural) Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic…
  • n. (physics) A part of the radio spectrum.
  • n. (physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material.
  • n. (obsolete) A bond.
  • n. (obsolete) Pledge; security.
  • n. (especially US) A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify…
  • n. (sciences) Any distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc.
  • n. (slang, hiphop, often in the plural) A wad of money totaling $10K, held together by a band; (by extension)…
  • v. (transitive) To fasten with a band.
  • v. (transitive, ornithology) To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).
  • n. A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble, usually for a professional recording artist.
  • n. A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music.
  • n. A marching band.
  • n. A group of people loosely united for a common purpose (a band of thieves).
  • n. (anthropology) A small group of people living in a simple society.
  • n. (Canada) A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government…
  • v. (intransitive) To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.

fasten

  • v. To attach or connect in a secure manner.
  • v. To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to land.

fix

  • n. A repair or corrective action.
  • n. A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma.
  • n. (informal) A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.
  • n. A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game,…
  • n. A determination of location.
  • n. (US) fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace).
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
  • v. (transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
  • v. (transitive) To mend, to repair.
  • v. (transitive, informal) To prepare (food).
  • v. (transitive) To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular…
  • v. (transitive, US, informal) To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.
  • v. (transitive, mathematics, sematics) To map a (point or subset) to itself.
  • v. (transitive, informal) To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.
  • v. (transitive) To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will…
  • v. (transitive, chemistry, biology) To convert into a stable or available form.
  • v. (intransitive) To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.
  • v. (intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal;…

secure

  • adj. Free from attack or danger; protected.
  • adj. Free from the danger of theft; safe.
  • adj. Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
  • adj. Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
  • adj. Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
  • adj. Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
  • adj. Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly…
  • adj. Overconfident; incautious; careless.
  • v. To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
  • v. To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against…
  • v. To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
  • v. To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.

supporter

  • n. A person who gives support to someone or something.
  • n. Something that supports another thing.

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