attachments

 [uh-tach-muhnt]  

at·tach·ment

   [uh-tach-muhnt]
noun
1.
an act of attaching or the state of being attached.
2.
a feeling that binds one to a person, thing, cause, ideal, or the like; devotion; regard: a fond attachment to his cousin; a profound attachment to the cause of peace.
3.
something that attaches; a fastening or tie: the attachments of a harness; the attachments of a pair of skis.
4.
an additional or supplementary device: attachments for an electric drill.
5.
Law. seizure of property or person by legal authority, especially seizure of a defendant's property to prevent its dissipation before trial or to acquire jurisdiction over it.
EXPAND
6.
something attached, as a document added to a letter.
7.
a computer file sent with an e-mail.
COLLAPSE
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English attachement seizure < Anglo-French. See attach, -ment

Related forms
non·at·tach·ment, noun
o·ver·at·tach·ment, noun
pre·at·tach·ment, noun
re·at·tach·ment, noun
self-at·tach·ment, noun
EXPAND
su·per·at·tach·ment, noun
COLLAPSE

Synonyms
2. love, devotedness. 3. junction, connection. 4. See addition.

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