| NOUN | artifact | fixture | an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household) |
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| person | fixture, regular, habitue | a regular patron | |
| attribute | fixture, fastness, fixedness, fixity, secureness | the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment | |
| act | fixture, repair, fix, fixing, mend, mending, reparation | the act of putting something in working order again |
| Sounds | fih'kscher | |
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| Rhymes | acupuncture ... welcher: 102 rhymes with cher... | |
| Meaning | An object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household). | |
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| Narrower | bathroom fixture | Any fixture in a bathroom / bathroom |
| lighting fixture | A fixture providing artificial light | |
| plumbing fixture | A fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building | |
| soap dish | A bathroom / bathroom or kitchen fixture for holding a bar of soap | |
| Broader | artifact, artefact | A man-made object taken as a whole |
| Spanish | instalación fija, mueble fijo | |
| Catalan | instal·lació fixa, moble fix | |
| Verbs | fix | cause to be firmly attached |
| Meaning | A regular patron. | |
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| Example | "a bum who is a Central Park fixture" | |
| Synonyms | regular, habitue | |
| Broader | patron, frequenter | A regular customer |
| Spanish | asiduo, habitual | |
| Catalan | asidu, habitual | |
| Meaning | The quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment. | |
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| Synonyms | fastness, fixedness, fixity, secureness | |
| Narrower | lodgment, lodgement, lodging | The state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily |
| Broader | immovability, immovableness | not capable of being moved or rearranged |
| Opposite | looseness | The quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints |
| Spanish | continuidad, fijeza, persistencia, pervivencia | |
| Catalan | continuïtat, fixesa, persistència | |
| Verbs | fix | cause to be firmly attached |
| Meaning | The act of putting something in working order again. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | repair, fix, fixing, mend, mending, reparation | |
| Narrower | band aid, quick fix, quickie, quicky | hurried repair |
| care, maintenance, upkeep | activity involved in maintaining something in good working order | |
| darning | The act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads | |
| patching | The act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it | |
| reconstruction | The activity of constructing something again | |
| restitution | The act of restoring something to its original state | |
| restoration | The act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state | |
| Broader | improvement | The act of improving something |
| Spanish | arreglo, compostura, enmienda, instalación, remiendo, reparación, reparo, solución | |
| Catalan | adobament, adob, reparació | |
| Verbs | fix | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn / torn or broken |
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