fastening vs hair clip

hair clip vs fastening

fastening and hair clip both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fastening	Yes	No	No	No
hair clip	Yes	No	No	No

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

fastening: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
hair clip: any of various clasps and clips used for holding hair in place.

Other hyponyms of fastening include bellyband, buckle, button, carabiner, karabiner, snap ring, catch, clasp, cleat, clinch, clip, clothes peg, clothes pin, clothespin, 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.

fastening (noun)	hair clip (noun)
the act of fastening things together	any of various clasps and clips used for holding hair in place.
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

Difference between fastening and hair clip

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