button vs holdfast

holdfast vs button

button and holdfast both are nouns.

button is a verb but holdfast is not a verb.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of button include fastener, fastening, fixing.

button (noun)	holdfast (noun)
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes	restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
an electrical switch operated by pressing
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)	holdfast (verb)
fasten with buttons
provide with buttons

Difference between button and holdfast

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