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clothes pin vs holdfast

holdfast vs clothes pin

clothes pin and holdfast both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
clothes pin Yes No No No
holdfast Yes No No No
As nouns, holdfast is a hypernym of clothes pin; that is, holdfast is a word with a broader meaning than clothes pin:
  • clothes pin: wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline
  • holdfast: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
Other hypernyms of clothes pin include fastener, fastening, fixing.
clothes pin (noun) holdfast (noun)
wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
Difference between clothes pin and holdfast

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