fixing vs screw

screw vs fixing

fixing and screw both are nouns.

fixing is not a verb while screw is a verb.

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

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

fixing: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
screw: a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head

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, nail, nut and bolt, paper fastener, pin, seal, seal, sealing wax, slide fastener, zip, zip fastener, zipper, press stud, snap, snap fastener, toggle, toggle bolt, hair clip.

fixing (noun)	screw (noun)
the act of putting something in working order again	slang for sexual intercourse
the sterilization of an animal	a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
(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 propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place	a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
	someone who guards prisoners

fixing (verb)	screw (verb)
	defeat someone through trickery or deceit
	tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions
	cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion
	turn like a screw
	have sexual intercourse with

Difference between fixing and screw

Words related to "screw"

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