FIXED
/fΙͺkst/
16
Scrabble
16
WWF
F(4) I(1) X(8) E(1) D(2)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/fΙͺkst/
verb
- To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
- To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.“A dab of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board.”
- To mend, to repair.“That heater will start a fire if you don't fix it.”
- To prepare (food or drink).“She fixed dinner for the kids.”
- To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion“A majority of voters believed the election was fixed in favor of the incumbent.”
adjective
- Not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same.“Every religion has its own fixed ideas.”
- Stationary.
- Attached; affixed.
- Chemically stable.
- Supplied with what one needs.“She's nicely fixed after two divorce settlements.”
Source: Wiktionary
