Verb (used with object) : to attach a photograph to an application with a staple. ,to attach oneself to a group. ,One proviso is attached to this legacy. ,to attach significance to a gesture. ,You always attach yourself to people who end up hurting you. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : No blame attaches to him. From Dictionary.com.
She was last night recovering in hospital after emergency micro-surgery to "reattach" the index finger on her right hand. From Wordnik.com. [NEWS.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
They could reattach and perhaps reoccupy the town. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 10, 2001] Reference
He has had more than 30 stitches to reattach a lip. From Wordnik.com. [Boing! Boing! Boing! Boing!] Reference
HUGHES: I don't want to reattach those fingers right away. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 3, 2005] Reference
He'll need extensive surgery to try and reattach his nose. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 4, 2005] Reference
Police say efforts to reattach the child's lip are working. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 19, 2007] Reference
Well, doctors say they were able to reattach her right foot. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 4, 2007] Reference
'Even if I can reattach the foot, the colt will never race.'. From Wordnik.com. [Come To Grief]
Doctors tried to reattach it but ultimately had to amputate. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. Probes Off-Road Vehicles] Reference
See how doctors fight against the clock to reattach his limbs. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 4, 2005] Reference
Someone had actually brought her limb in to try and reattach it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 22, 2006] Reference
O'BRIEN: Doctors were able to surgically reattach his ear later. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 7, 2006] Reference
If they got him to a hospital right away they could reattach it. From Wordnik.com. [A Dance at the Slaughterhouse.html]
Efforts were being made to reattach the derelict vessel to the tug. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
She underwent three brain surgeries, including to reattach her skull. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 14, 2005] Reference
That we need to reattach the hands and arms, that's why I was in Africa. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 22, 2005] Reference
They explained to him that they could reattach it and what that involved. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 3, 2009] Reference
It's a way to use public policy to reattach billionaires to the common good. From Wordnik.com. [Les Leopold: Poverty Rises as Wall Street Billionaires Whine] Reference
I understand you've been through some extensive surgery to reattach your hand. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 3, 2005] Reference
NISSEN: He made it to Landstuhl, but his lower arm was too mangled to reattach. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 15, 2004] Reference
It's certainly time to reattach "American" to "empire," but that's probably not adequate. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Engelhardt: Missing Word, Missing World] Reference
It works on everything -- to reattach that thermal blanket that peeled back during launch. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 13, 2007] Reference
SCHWARCZ: I think she had three or four retina surgeries afterwards to reattach her retina. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 1, 2005] Reference
His air supply was disconnected and I'd have to look at a nurse and go, can you reattach this?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2003] Reference
Although Arbogast lost almost all the blood in his body, doctors were able to reattach his arm. From Wordnik.com. [Terror At Dusk] Reference
It took surgeons 9 1/2 hours to reattach, and according to Bobbitt, enhance his missing member. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 27, 2004] Reference
Should anyone reading this know how to reattach a door panel though, you should probably call me. From Wordnik.com. [toastcrumbs Diary Entry] Reference
You literally drill some holes in your kneecap, put some suture through the tendon an reattach it. From Wordnik.com. [Press Conference On Clinton Knee Injury] Reference
That is to say, after this body dies, the Thetan will likely reattach to another body in the future. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 5, 2009] Reference
Before they can reattach it, they have to measure how much rock has eroded away between the two pieces. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: People Count: Hot on the Trail - April 23, 2000] Reference
The doctors tried to reattach her right hand, but the damage was profound, so Lillian was fitted for a prosthetic. From Wordnik.com. [A Man] Reference
Sacrificing his thumb seemed like a better option than losing his home and business from medical bills to reattach it. From Wordnik.com. [When it comes to health coverage, one really is the loneliest number] Reference
MOORE: The hospital gave him a choice, reattach the middle finger for 60,000 dollars or do the ring finger for 12,000. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 22, 2007] Reference
She wrapped her hand in a towel, grabbed the finger, and headed to the hospital, but doctors were unable to reattach it. From Wordnik.com. [Retractable leashes pose problems for people and their pets] Reference
COOPER: Also tonight, race against time: Doctors working against the clock to reattach a man's hands and restore his livelihood. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 4, 2005] Reference
You heard Mr. Briggs (ph) say that they're going to go right into Federal court, and he thinks a judge is going to reattach the tube. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 20, 2005] Reference
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