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fastener vs knot

knot vs fastener

fastener and knot both are nouns.

fastener is not a verb while knot is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fastener Yes No No No
knot Yes No Yes No
As nouns, knot is a hyponym of fastener; that is, knot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fastener:
  • fastener: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
  • knot: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
fastener (noun) knot (noun)
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere
a person who fastens or makes fast any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
a tight cluster of people or things
something twisted and tight and swollen
a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged
(of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour
fastener (verb) knot (verb)
tie or fasten into a knot
tangle or complicate
make into knots; make knots out of
Difference between fastener and knot

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