attachment vs graft

graft vs attachment

attachment and graft both are nouns.

attachment is not a verb while graft is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
attachment	Yes	No	No	No
graft	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, graft is a hyponym of attachment; that is, graft is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than attachment:

attachment: the act of attaching or affixing something
graft: the act of grafting something onto something else

Other hyponyms of attachment include grafting.

attachment (noun)	graft (noun)
the act of fastening things together	the act of grafting something onto something else
the act of attaching or affixing something	the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
faithful support for a cause or political party or religion	(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
a supplementary part or accessory
a connection that fastens things together
a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding
a feeling of affection for a person or an institution

attachment (verb)	graft (verb)
	cause to grow together parts from different plants
	place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient

Difference between attachment and graft

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