fixing vs nail

fixing and nail both are nouns.

fixing is not a verb while nail is a verb.

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

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

fixing: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
nail: a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

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, hook and eye, knot, lashing, link, linkup, tie-in, tie, lock, locker, 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)	nail (noun)
the act of putting something in working order again	a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
the sterilization of an animal	horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
(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 former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

fixing (verb)	nail (verb)
	complete a pass
	attach something somewhere by means of nails
	take into custody
	hit with great force
	locate exactly
	succeed at easily
	succeed in obtaining a position

Difference between fixing and nail

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