fixing vs slide fastener

slide fastener vs fixing

fixing and slide fastener both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fixing	Yes	No	No	No
slide fastener	Yes	No	No	No

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

fixing: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
slide fastener: a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab

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, sealing wax, zip, zip fastener, zipper, press stud, snap, snap fastener, toggle, toggle bolt, hair clip.

fixing (noun)	slide fastener (noun)
the act of putting something in working order again	a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
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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