fastening vs nut and bolt

nut and bolt vs fastening

fastening and nut and bolt both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fastening	Yes	No	No	No
nut and bolt	Yes	No	No	No

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

fastening: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
nut and bolt: a fastener made by screwing a nut onto a threaded bolt

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, 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)	nut and bolt (noun)
the act of fastening things together	a fastener made by screwing a nut onto a threaded bolt
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

Difference between fastening and nut and bolt

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