fixture — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it; compare fitting, furnishing.

   Examples

   The residence was sold with fixtures and fittings.

2. A regular patron of a place or institution; a person constantly present at a certain place.

   Examples

   More examples (3)

   I had to tell her all about my illness, and in return I had to endure a very long and circumstantial account of her rheumatism and her asthmatical ailments, which fortunately was interrupted by the noisy arrival of the children from the kitchen, where they had paid a visit to old Stine, a fixture in the house.

   Jones and Palin became fixtures on the booming TV satire scene, writing for, among other BBC shows, The Frost Report (1966-67) and The Kathy Kirby Show (1964), as well as the ITV comedy sketch series Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967-69).

   […] the guest list, which hovers around 200, may include Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, Oprah (a fixture at any self-respecting million-dollar wedding), Donald Trump Jr and the country singer Jewel.

3. A lighting unit; a luminaire.

4. A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry.

5. A scheduled match.

   Usage

   • Commonwealth usage
   • Ireland
   • UK usage

6. A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests.

Verb

1. To furnish with, as, or in a fixture.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   The device is available in both handheld and fixtured models.

2. To schedule (a match).

   Usage

   • Australia
   • New-Zealand
   • Transitive

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   Other items to be discussed include fixturing from 2012 onwards, preparations for this year's scheduled Champions Trophy and the Indian Cricket League's bid for recognition from the ICC.

Noun

1. an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)

   Broader terms

   artifactartefact

2. a regular patron

   Synonyms

   regularhabitue

   Broader terms

   patronfrequenter

   Examples

   an habitue of the racetrack

   a bum who is a Central Park fixture

3. the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment

   Synonyms

   fastnessfixednessfixitysecureness

   Broader terms

   immovabilityimmovableness

4. the act of putting something in working order again

   Synonyms

   repairfixfixingmendmendingreparation

   Broader terms

   improvement