Lack Synonym

nail, pin, fasten, secure, attach, affix, staple, clip, peg, rivet [x]

secure, protect, safeguard, fortify, defend, shield, ensure, guarantee, lock down, reinforce, strengthen, secure against, secure from, secure with, secure by, secure through, secure up, secure in place, secure tightly, secure firmly, secure safely, secure effectively, secure efficiently, secure reliably, secure robustly, secure solidly, secure soundly, secure stably, secure steadfastly, secure strongly, secure thoroughly, secure vigilantly, secure watchfully, secure with care, secure with caution, secure with diligence, secure with precision, secure with vigilance, secure with watchfulness, secure without fail, secure without risk, secure without worry, secure with certainty, secure with confidence, secure with trust [x]

etch, inscribe, carve, incise, chisel, imprint, cut, score, mark, scratch, sculpt, emboss, impress, stamp, delineate, engrain, grave, intaglio, print, burnish, tool, gouge, notch, punch, stipple, trace, outline, depict, illustrate, portray, represent [x]

tighten, constrict, cinch, fasten, secure, bind, clamp, compress, squeeze, contract, pull taut, strain, tension, tauten, brace, stiffen, firm up, make taut, make tight, pull tight, stretch tight, draw taut, draw close, draw in, draw together, pull together, pull in, pull [x]

trimming, slicing, chopping, carving, shearing, severing cleaving, slashing, snipping, lopping, hacking, dicing, pruning, incising, paring, clipping, splitting, dissecting, excising, cropping, shaving, whittling, notching, gouging, nicking, reducing, abrading, detaching, bisecting, dividing, curtailing, truncating, abridging, shortening, editing, refining, shaping, sculpting, tailoring, fashioning, hewing, chiseling, planing, sawing, milling, grinding, lathing, machining, engraving, etching [x]

wood adhesive, carpenter's glue, woodworking glue, PVA glue, aliphatic resin, yellow glue, white glue, woodworker's adhesive, joinery glue, cabinetmaker's glue [x]

chalkboard, writing board, slate, school board, teaching board [x]

haven, shelter, sanctuary, harbor, asylum, retreat, safe haven, protection, refuge, anchorage [x]

carve, shape, trim, pare, shave, sculpt, fashion, hew, chip, chisel, reduce, diminish, cut, whittle down, whittle away [x]

peg, pin, rod, stick, spike, plug, fastener, tenon, dowel pin, dowel rod [x]

bolt, pin, fastener, stud, peg, nail, screw [x]

amulet, charm, talisman, relic, token, fetish, juju, periapt, mascot, totem [x]

darkening, staining, sooting, smudging, tarnishing, obscuring, shadowing dimming, clouding, murking, dusking, eclipsing, shading, inking, blurring, veiling, covering, masking, smearing, sullying, dirtying, begriming, besmirching, defiling, polluting, tainting, discoloring, dinging, griming, smutching, begrubbing [x]

inattention, neglect, disregard, oversight, heedlessness, carelessness indifference, negligence, apathy, distraction, unawareness, forgetfulness, thoughtlessness, inattentiveness, remissness, absent-mindedness, unconcern, nonchalance, insouciance, obliviousness [x]

Unwillingness, reluctance, disinclination, hesitancy, aversion, unwillingness, indifference, apathy, resistance, opposition, antipathy, disinterest [x]