fixing vs button

button vs fixing

fixing and button both are nouns.

fixing is not a verb while button is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fixing	Yes	No	No	No
button	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

fixing: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
button: a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

Other hyponyms of fixing include bellyband, buckle, 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, hair clip.

fixing (noun)	button (noun)
the act of putting something in working order again	a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
the sterilization of an animal	an electrical switch operated by pressing
(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body	a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place	any artifact that resembles a button
	a specific area or icon in graphical user interface systems that is clicked or pressed in order to select a command or perform an action
	a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
	a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment
	any of various plant parts that resemble buttons

fixing (verb)	button (verb)
	fasten with buttons
	provide with buttons

Difference between fixing and button

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