| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| Sounds | fih'ks |
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| Rhymes | acoustics, acrobatics, aerobatics, and 103 more rhymes in ihks at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Informal terms for a difficult situation. |
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| Examples | "he got into a terrible fix" |
| Synonyms | hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish |
| Narrower | dog's breakfast, dog's dinner |
| Broader | difficulty |
| Meaning | Something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug. |
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| Examples | "she needed a fix of chocolate" |
| Broader | intravenous injection |
| Usage | colloquialism |
| Meaning | The act of putting something in working order again. |
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| Synonyms | repair, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation |
| Narrower | darning; patching; care, maintenance, upkeep; band aid, quick fix, quickie, quicky; restoration; reconstruction; restitution |
| Broader | improvement |
| Verbs | fix |
| Meaning | An exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear. |
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| Examples | "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers" |
| Broader | exemption, immunity, granting immunity |
| Meaning | A determination of the location of something. |
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| Examples | "he got a good fix on the target" |
| Synonyms | localization, localisation, location, locating |
| Narrower | echolocation, echo sounding |
| Broader | determination, finding |
| Meaning | Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Model | The men fix the chairs |
| Synonyms | repair, mend, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on |
| Entailed by | overhaul, modernize, modernise |
| Narrower | tinker, fiddle; fill; piece, patch; cobble; point, repoint; trouble-shoot; patch, patch up; sole, resole; vamp, revamp; heel, reheel; darn |
| Broader | better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate |
| Contrary | break, bust |
| Nouns | fix, fixing, fixture; fixer |
| Meaning | Cause to be firmly attached. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
| Examples | "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| Synonyms | fasten, secure |
| Cause to | fasten |
| Entailed by | tie down, tie up, bind, truss; seal; lace, lace up |
| Narrower | strap; tie, bind; rig; bitt; latch; garter; chain; cable; picket; rope up; cinch, girth; bind, bandage; cramp; cleat; anchor, cast anchor, drop anchor; anchor, ground; moor; moor, berth, tie up; spike; sew, run up, sew together, stitch; crank; noose; chock; brad; bight; belay; belay; bar; clamp; velcro; stay; clinch; clinch; lock; lock up; hasp; zip up, zipper, zip; tack; string; hook; belt; cement; grout; staple; rivet; button; pin; hang, hang up; hang; lodge, wedge, stick, deposit; entrench, intrench; buckle, clasp; brooch, clasp; stake; wire; coapt; joggle; joint; toggle |
| Broader | attach |
| Contrary | unfasten |
| Nouns | fixture; fixture |
| Meaning | Decide upon or fix definitely. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "fix the variables" |
| Synonyms | specify, set, determine, limit |
| Narrower | quantify; name; reset; define |
| Broader | choose, take, select, pick out |
| Meaning | Prepare for eating by applying heat. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Model | The chefs fix the vegetables |
| Examples | "fix breakfast for the guests, please" |
| Synonyms | cook, ready, make, prepare |
| Narrower | preserve, keep; dress, dress out; put on; devil; precook; whip up, whomp up; concoct, cook up; lard |
| Broader | create from raw material, create from raw stuff |
| Similar to | make |
| Meaning | Take vengeance on or get even. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP |
| Examples | "That'll fix him good!" |
| Synonyms | pay back, pay off, get |
| Broader | get even, get back |
| Similar to | pay |
| Meaning | Set or place definitely. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "Let's fix the date for the party!" |
| Broader | establish, found, plant, constitute, institute |
| Meaning | Kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Category | cytology |
| Broader | fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set |
| Nouns | fixing |
| Meaning | Make fixed, stable or stationary. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "let's fix the picture to the frame" |
| Synonyms | fixate |
| Broader | attach |
| Meaning | Make infertile. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise |
| Narrower | alter, neuter, spay, castrate; emasculate, castrate, demasculinize, demasculinise; vasectomize, vasectomise |
| Broader | operate on, operate |
| Nouns | fixing |
| Meaning | Put (something somewhere) firmly. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP |
| Examples | "fix your eyes on this spot" |
| Synonyms | situate, posit, deposit |
| Narrower | bury; sediment |
| Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay |
| Meaning | Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE |
| Examples | "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" |
| Synonyms | prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set |
| Narrower | socialize, socialise; provide; cram; precondition; fix; mount; set up, lay out, set; winterize, winterise; summerize, summerise; prime; cultivate, crop, work; brace, poise |
| Broader | change, alter, modify |