Grommet

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A reinforced eyelet, as in cloth or leather, through which a fastener may be passed.
  • n. A small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce such an eyelet.
  • n. Nautical A loop of rope or metal used for securing the edge of a sail to its stay.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.
  • n. A young or inexperienced surfer, skateboarder, or snowboarder.
  • n. A circle formed of three-stranded rope.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A ring formed by twisting on itself a single strand of an unlaid rope; also, a metallic eyelet in or for a sail or a mailbag. Sometimes written grummet.
  • n. A ring of rope used as a wad to hold a cannon ball in place.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. See gromet.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
  • Verb Form
    grommets   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    fixing    holdfast    fastener    fastening   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    grom   
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