fixing vs eyelet

eyelet vs fixing

fixing and eyelet both are nouns.

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

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

fixing: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
eyelet: fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines

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, 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)	eyelet (noun)
the act of putting something in working order again	a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar
the sterilization of an animal	fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body	fabric decorated with small holes with finely stitched edges that form an ornamental pattern.
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

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