fastening vs clothespin

clothespin vs fastening

fastening and clothespin both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fastening	Yes	No	No	No
clothespin	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, clothespin is a hyponym of fastening; that is, clothespin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fastening:

fastening: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
clothespin: wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline

Other hyponyms of fastening include bellyband, buckle, button, carabiner, karabiner, snap ring, catch, clasp, cleat, clinch, clip, clothes peg, clothes pin, corrugated fastener, wiggle nail, cottar, cotter, cringle, eyelet, grommet, grummet, loop, dowel, dowel pin, joggle, fillet, stopping, hook and eye, knot, lashing, link, linkup, tie-in, tie, lock, locker, nail, nut and bolt, paper fastener, pin, screw, seal, seal, sealing wax, slide fastener, zip, zip fastener, zipper, press stud, snap, snap fastener, toggle, toggle bolt, hair clip.

fastening (noun)	clothespin (noun)
the act of fastening things together	wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

Difference between fastening and clothespin

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