Pronunciations (3)
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/fɪkst/
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/fɪks(ᵻ)ɖ/
Pronunciation notes
- South-Asia
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fɪkst
Adjective
Attached; affixed.
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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[…]
Unable to move; unmovable.
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Unable to change or vary.
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fixed assets
I work fixed hours for a fixed salary.
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Every religion has its own fixed ideas.
He looked at me with a fixed glare.
Unlikely to change; stable.
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Unlikely to change; stable. Chemically stable.
Supplied with what one needs.
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- provided forwell-served
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She's nicely fixed after two divorce settlements.
How are you fixed for money?
Recorded on a permanent medium.
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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.
Surgically rendered sterile (e.g. spayed, neutered, or castrated).
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a fixed tomcat
the she-cat has been fixed
Rigged; fraudulently prearranged.
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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.
Resolved; corrected.
Usage- of a problem
Repaired.
Being one of the signs Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius, associated with stability, permanence, and preservation.
Adjective
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
fixed and unmoving
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with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare
a face rigid with pain
securely placed or fastened or set
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a fixed piece of wood
a fixed resistor
incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. ‘frozen prices’
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living on fixed incomes