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dowel vs fastening

fastening vs dowel

dowel and fastening both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dowel Yes No No No
fastening Yes No No No
As nouns, fastening is a hypernym of dowel; that is, fastening is a word with a broader meaning than dowel:
  • dowel: a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
  • fastening: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
Other hypernyms of dowel include fastener, fixing, holdfast.
dowel (noun) fastening (noun)
a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together the act of fastening things together
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
Difference between dowel and fastening

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