fastening vs sealing wax

sealing wax vs fastening

fastening and sealing wax both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fastening	Yes	No	No	No
sealing wax	Yes	No	No	No

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

fastening: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
sealing wax: fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters

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, slide fastener, zip, zip fastener, zipper, press stud, snap, snap fastener, toggle, toggle bolt, hair clip.

fastening (noun)	sealing wax (noun)
the act of fastening things together	fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

Difference between fastening and sealing wax

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