cement vs fasten

fasten vs cement

cement is a noun but fasten is not a noun.

cement and fasten both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cement	Yes	No	Yes	No
fasten	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fasten is a hypernym of cement; that is, fasten is a word with a broader meaning than cement:

cement: bind or join with or as if with cement
fasten: cause to be firmly attached

Other hypernyms of cement include fix, secure.

cement (noun)	fasten (noun)
a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth
a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar
something that hardens to act as adhesive material
concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth

cement (verb)	fasten (verb)
bind or join with or as if with cement	make tight or tighter
make fast as if with cement	become fixed or fastened
cover or coat with cement	cause to be firmly attached
	attach to

Difference between cement and fasten

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