knot vs fastener

fastener vs knot

knot and fastener both are nouns.

knot is a verb but fastener is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
knot	Yes	No	Yes	No
fastener	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fastener is a hypernym of knot; that is, fastener is a word with a broader meaning than knot:

knot: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
fastener: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

Other hypernyms of knot include fastening, fixing, holdfast.

knot (noun)	fastener (noun)
a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere	restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object	a person who fastens or makes fast
soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
a tight cluster of people or things
something twisted and tight and swollen
a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged
(of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour

knot (verb)	fastener (verb)
tie or fasten into a knot
tangle or complicate
make into knots; make knots out of

Difference between knot and fastener

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