Attachment
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A strong bonding towards or with. A cloying type of dependency. A relationship that is not in the best interests of one or both of the participants. A file sent along with an email. Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.
Example sentence: Against barbarity, poetry can resist only by confirming its attachment to human fragility like a blade of grass growing on a wall while armies march by.
Fastening
Part of speech: verb
Definition: Present participle of to fasten.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a hook or similar restraint used to fasten things together