English noun: fixture | |||
1. | fixture (artifact) an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | artefact, artifact | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bathroom fixture, lighting fixture, plumbing fixture, soap dish | ||
2. | fixture (person) a regular patron | ||
Samples | An habitue of the racetrack. A bum who is a Central Park fixture. | ||
Synonyms | habitue, regular | ||
Broader (hypernym) | frequenter, patron | ||
3. | fixture (attribute) the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment | ||
Synonyms | fastness, fixedness, fixity, secureness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | immovability, immovableness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | lodgement, lodging, lodgment | ||
Antonyms | looseness | ||
4. | fixture (act) the act of putting something in working order again | ||
Synonyms | fix, fixing, mend, mending, repair, reparation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | improvement | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | band aid, care, darning, maintenance, patching, quick fix, quickie, quicky, reconstruction, restitution, restoration, upkeep | ||