fixing vs grommet

grommet vs fixing

fixing and grommet both are nouns.

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

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

fixing: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
grommet: 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, eyelet, 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)	grommet (noun)
the act of putting something in working order again	fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
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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