fixing vs dowel

dowel vs fixing

fixing and dowel both are nouns.

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

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

fixing: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
dowel: a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together

Other hyponyms of fixing 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 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)	dowel (noun)
the act of putting something in working order again	a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
the sterilization of an animal
(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

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