fixing vs hook and eye

hook and eye vs fixing

fixing and hook and eye both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fixing	Yes	No	No	No
hook and eye	Yes	No	No	No

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

fixing: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
hook and eye: a kind of fastener used on clothing

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, dowel pin, joggle, fillet, stopping, 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)	hook and eye (noun)
the act of putting something in working order again	a kind of fastener used on clothing
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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