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fixture [ˈfɪkstʃə] n
1. an object firmly fixed in place, esp a household appliance 2. a person or thing regarded as fixed in a particular place or position 3. (Law) Property law an article attached to land and regarded as part of it 4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a device to secure a workpiece in a machine tool 5. (Team Sports, other than specified) Chiefly Brit a. a sports match or social occasion b. the date of such an event 6. Rare the act of fixing [from Late Latin fixūra a fastening (with -t- by analogy with mixture)] fixtureless adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations fixture [ˈfɪkstʃəʳ] A. N 1. [of house etc] fixtures → instalaciones fpl fijas the house was sold with fixtures and fittings → la casa se vendió totalmente equipada 2. (Sport) → encuentro m B. CPD fixture list N → lista f de encuentros fixture n (of a building etc) fixtures → Ausstattung f, → unbewegliches Inventar (form); fixtures and fittings → Anschlüsse und unbewegliches Inventar (form); lighting fixtures → elektrische Anschlüsse; to be a fixture (fig hum, person) → zum Inventar gehören (Brit Sport) → Spiel nt How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| After the wonderful success of "Ozma of Oz" it is evident that Dorothy has become a firm fixture in these Oz stories. Yet this incessant movement and progression which all things partake could never become sensible to us but by contrast to some principle of fixture or stability in the soul. It stood nearly beneath the eaves of Boston's earliest church, and appeared to be a fixture there. |
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