screw vs fixing

fixing vs screw

screw and fixing both are nouns.

screw is a verb but fixing is not a verb.

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

As nouns, fixing is a hypernym of screw; that is, fixing is a word with a broader meaning than screw:

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

Other hypernyms of screw include fastener, fastening, holdfast.

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

screw (verb)	fixing (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

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