fixed
verbadjectivecommon in dialogue
- //fɪkst//
- //fɪks(ᵻ)ɖ//
Attached; affixed.
verb
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Also a form of fixsimple past and past participle of fix
adjective
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Attached; affixed.
The closest affinities of the Jubulaceae are with the Lejeuneaceae. The two families share in common: (a) elaters usually 1-spiral, trumpet-shaped and fixed to the capsule valves, distally[…]
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Unable to move; unmovable.
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Unable to change or vary.
fixed assets
I work fixed hours for a fixed salary.
Every religion has its own fixed ideas.
He looked at me with a fixed glare.
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Unlikely to change; stable.
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Unlikely to change; stable. Chemically stable.
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Supplied with what one needs.
She's nicely fixed after two divorce settlements.
How are you fixed for money?
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Recorded on a permanent medium.
In the United States, recordings are only granted copyright protection when the sounds in the recording were fixed and first published on or after February 15, 1972.
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informalSurgically rendered sterile (e.g. spayed, neutered, or castrated).
a fixed tomcat
the she-cat has been fixed
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Rigged; fraudulently prearranged.
The mob made a lot of money from fixed horse races.
The U.S. often relied on fixed elections to keep anti-communist dictatorships in power.
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Resolved; corrected.
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Repaired.
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Being one of the signs Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius, associated with stability, permanence, and preservation.
Forms
- comparative
- more fixed
- superlative
- most fixed