10
skewer(noun, verb, connection, needle, fastener)
9
staple(noun, verb, point, connection, fasten)
9
take(verb, stop, hold, make, close)
8
button(noun, verb, hold, fix, secure)
8
cement(noun, verb, hold, fix, secure)
8
clasp(noun, verb, hold, take, close)
8
glue(noun, verb, hold, fix, secure)
8
talon(noun, hook, claw)
7
bag(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold, take)
7
hasp(noun, connection, junction, fastener, peg)
7
lock(noun, verb, hold, secure, settle)
7
pick up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
7
pinch(noun, verb, hold, take, remove)
7
screw(noun, verb, hold, fix, secure)
7
stick(verb, hold, place, fix, cover)
6
brad(noun, point, connection, pin, fastener)
6
claw(noun, verb, hold, take, force)
6
clinch(noun, verb, hold, fix, settle)
6
clutch(verb, stop, hold, take, make)
6
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