S: (n) bellyband (a strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the shafts of a wagon)
S: (n) buckle (fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong)
S: (n) button (a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes)
S: (n) carabiner, karabiner, snap ring (an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes)
S: (n) catch (a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window)
S: (n) clasp (a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together)
S: (n) cleat (a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured)
S: (n) clinch (the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet)
S: (n) clip (any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together)
S: (n) corrugated fastener, wiggle nail (a small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side; hammered across wood joints in rough carpentry)
S: (n) cotter, cottar (fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together)
S: (n) knot (any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object)
S: (n) lashing (rope that is used for fastening something to something else) "the boats were held together by lashings"
S: (n) link, linkup, tie, tie-in (a fastener that serves to join or connect) "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"
S: (n) snap, snap fastener, press stud (a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound) "children can manage snaps better than buttons"
S: (n) toggle (a fastener consisting of a peg or pin or crosspiece that is inserted into an eye at the end of a rope or a chain or a cable in order to fasten it to something (as another rope or chain or cable))
S: (n) toggle bolt (a fastener consisting of a threaded bolt and a hinged spring-loaded toggle; used to fasten objects to hollow walls)
S: (n) knot (a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged) "the saw buckled when it hit a knot"
S: (n) knot ((of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour)
S: (n) knot, gnarl (something twisted and tight and swollen) "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots"
S: (n) slub, knot, burl (soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design)
S: (v) mint, coin, strike (form by stamping, punching, or printing) "strike coins"; "strike a medal"
S: (v) spin (form a web by making a thread) "spiders spin a fine web"
S: (v) make (make by shaping or bringing together constituents) "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"
S: (v) shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge (make something, usually for a specific function) "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
S: (v) dip (place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax)
S: (v) bake (prepare with dry heat in an oven) "bake a cake"
S: (v) brew (prepare by brewing) "people have been brewing beer for thousands of years"
S: (v) cook, fix, ready, make, prepare (prepare for eating by applying heat) "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
S: (v) cook (prepare a hot meal) "My husband doesn't cook"
S: (v) knit (make (textiles) by knitting) "knit a scarf"
S: (v) crochet (create by looping or crocheting) "crochet a bedspread"