fixing vs sealing wax

sealing wax vs fixing

fixing and sealing wax both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fixing	Yes	No	No	No
sealing wax	Yes	No	No	No

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

fixing: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
sealing wax: fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters

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, screw, seal, seal, slide fastener, zip, zip fastener, zipper, press stud, snap, snap fastener, toggle, toggle bolt, hair clip.

fixing (noun)	sealing wax (noun)
the act of putting something in working order again	fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
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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