button vs fastening

fastening vs button

button and fastening both are nouns.

button is a verb but fastening is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
button	Yes	No	Yes	No
fastening	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fastening is a hypernym of button; that is, fastening is a word with a broader meaning than button:

button: a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
fastening: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

Other hypernyms of button include fastener, fixing, holdfast.

button (noun)	fastening (noun)
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes	the act of fastening things together
an electrical switch operated by pressing	restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
any artifact that resembles a button
a specific area or icon in graphical user interface systems that is clicked or pressed in order to select a command or perform an action
a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment
any of various plant parts that resemble buttons

button (verb)	fastening (verb)
fasten with buttons
provide with buttons

Difference between button and fastening

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