Attachment vs. Accessory
Attachmentnoun
The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.
Accessoryadjective
Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal; contributing or being contributory. Said of people and things, and, when of people, usually in a bad sense
‘She was accessory to the riot.’; ‘accessory sounds in music’;
Attachmentnoun
A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.
‘I have such an attachment towards my fiancé!’;
Accessoryadjective
(legal) Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself.
Attachmentnoun
A dependence, especially a strong one.
Accessoryadjective
Present in a minor amount, and not essential.
Attachmentnoun
A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.
Accessorynoun
Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.
‘the accessories of a mobile phone’;
Attachmentnoun
The means by which something is physically attached.
Accessorynoun
(fashion) An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
Attachmentnoun
(computing) A file sent along with an email.
Accessorynoun
(legal) A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.
Attachmentnoun
(legal) Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.
‘attachment of earnings’;
Accessorynoun
(art) Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.
Attachmentnoun
(meteorology) The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer in a lightning flash.
Accessoryadjective
Accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; additional; connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal; contributing or contributory; said of persons and things, and, when of persons, usually in a bad sense; as, he was accessory to the riot; accessory sounds in music.
Attachmentnoun
The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an passion of affection that binds a person; as, an attachment to a friend, or to a party.
Accessorynoun
That which belongs to something else deemed the principal; something additional and subordinate.
Attachmentnoun
That by which one thing is attached to another; connection; as, to cut the attachments of a muscle.
‘The human mind . . . has exhausted its forces in the endeavor to rend the supernatural from its attachment to this history.’;
Accessorynoun
Same as Accessary, n.
Attachmentnoun
Something attached; some adjunct attached to an instrument, machine, or other object; as, a sewing machine attachment (i. e., a device attached to a sewing machine to enable it to do special work, as tucking, etc.).
Accessorynoun
Anything that enters into a work of art without being indispensably necessary, as mere ornamental parts.
Attachmentnoun
A seizure or taking into custody by virtue of a legal process.
Accessorynoun
clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
Attachmentnoun
a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
Accessorynoun
a supplementary component that improves capability
Attachmentnoun
a supplementary part or accessory
Accessorynoun
someone who helps another person commit a crime
Attachmentnoun
a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding
Accessoryadjective
relating to something that is added but is not essential;
‘an ancillary pump’; ‘an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism’; ‘The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other’;
Attachmentnoun
a connection that fastens things together
Attachmentnoun
faithful support for a religion or cause or political party
Attachmentnoun
the act of attaching or affixing something
Attachmentnoun
the act of fastening things together
