fastening vs hook and eye

hook and eye vs fastening

fastening and hook and eye both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fastening	Yes	No	No	No
hook and eye	Yes	No	No	No

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

fastening: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
hook and eye: a kind of fastener used on clothing

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, 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)	hook and eye (noun)
the act of fastening things together	a kind of fastener used on clothing
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

Difference between fastening and hook and eye

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