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fix::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | localisation, localization, locating, location |
| Type of | determination, finding |
| Has types | echo sounding, echolocation |
he got a good fix on the target.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hole, jam, kettle of fish, mess, muddle, pickle |
| Type of | difficulty |
| Has types | dog's breakfast, dog's dinner |
he got into a terrible fix.
fix::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bushel, doctor, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on |
| Type of | ameliorate, amend, improve, meliorate, better |
| Has types | patch, piece, point, fill, fiddle, vamp, troubleshoot, darn, trouble-shoot, sole, reheel, repoint, heel, resole, revamp, cobble, tinker, patch up |
| Derivation | fixing, fixture, fixer |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | desex, desexualise, desexualize, sterilise, sterilize, unsex |
| Type of | operate, operate on |
| Has types | castrate, emasculate, vasectomize, spay, vasectomise, alter, demasculinize, demasculinise, neuter |
| Derivation | fixing |
fix::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up |
| Type of | alter, change, modify |
| Has types | summerize, cultivate, crop, winterize, winterise, set, set up, cram, socialise, socialize, lay out, provide, prime, work, mount, precondition, brace, poise, summerise |
I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill.
fix::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fixing, fixture, mend, mending, repair, reparation |
| Type of | improvement |
| Has types | quickie, quicky, quick fix, care, band aid, patching, darning, maintenance, reconstruction, restitution, restoration, upkeep |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cook, make, prepare, ready |
| Type of | create from raw material, create from raw stuff |
| Has types | dress, escallop, flambe, keep, lard, whip up, precook, preserve, put on, whomp up, concoct, cook up, deglaze, scallop, devil, dress out |
| Verb group | make |
fix breakfast for the guests, please.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fasten, secure |
| Type of | attach |
| Has types | zipper, anchor, bandage, bar, belay, belt, berth, bight, bind, bitt, brad, brooch, buckle, button, cable, cast anchor, cement, chain, chock, cinch, clamp, clasp, cleat, clinch, coapt, cramp, crank, deposit, drop anchor, entrench, garter, girth, ground, grout, hang, hang up, hasp, hook, intrench, joggle, joint, latch, lock, lock up, lodge, moor, noose, picket, pin, rig, rivet, rope up, run up, sew, sew together, spike, stake, staple, stay, stick, stitch, strap, string, tack, tie, tie up, toggle, velcro, wedge, wire, zip, zip up |
| Derivation | fixture |
she fixed her gaze on the man.
fix::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | granting immunity, exemption, immunity |
collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | institute, constitute, plant, found, establish |
Let's fix the date for the party!.
fix::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | intravenous injection |
she needed a fix of chocolate.
Examples of fix
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Is there much finger-pointing in a session like this, you caused it, you fix it?
From the time.com
Granted, China isn't alone in imagining that a strong economy can fix its banks.
From the businessweek.com
Immelt couldn't get prices up, and Welch was badgering him to fix the situation.
From the businessweek.com
We're sorry you have to go to all this trouble to fix the contractor's laziness.
From the sfgate.com
Whitman said in a statement that Proposition 23 was an inadequate fix for AB 32.
From the sacbee.com
You may not be able to fix it, and it does not seem that it's a serious problem.
From the dailyherald.com
He spent many years using dry stone construction to fix stone walls on his farm.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The film makes a persuasive case for how to fix the system, and it needs fixing.
From the us.cnn.com
To fix the banks, Washington needs to get toxic assets off their balance sheets.
From the time.com
- Informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
- Repair: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
- Fasten: cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
- Something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate"
- Repair: the act of putting something in working order again
- Specify: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
- FIX is a brand of Greek lager beer. The Fix brewery was founded in 1864 by Carl Johan Fuchs, whose modified name became the company brand. His father had come to Greece from Bavaria with King Otto.
- Fix is a 2008 feature film directed by Tao Ruspoli starring Shawn Andrews, Olivia Wilde, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Tao Ruspoli, Dedee Pfeiffer and Andrew Fiscella.
- In position fixing navigation, a position fix or simply a fix is a position derived from measuring external reference points.
