| affix | (noun) a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form | - |
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| affixation | (noun) formation of a word by means of an affix | - |
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| (noun) the act of attaching or affixing something | Synonyms: attachment |
| (noun) the result of adding an affix to a root word | - |
| antefix | (noun) carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles | - |
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| crucifix | (noun) a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings when the gymnast supports himself with both arms extended horizontally | - |
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| (noun) representation of the cross on which Jesus died | Synonyms: rood-tree, rood |
| crucifixion | (noun) the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross | - |
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| (noun) the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering | Synonyms: excruciation |
| fix | (noun) the act of putting something in working order again | Synonyms: fixing, fixture, mend, mending, repair, reparation |
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| (noun) an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear | - |
| (noun) a determination of the place where something is | Synonyms: localisation, localization, locating, location |
| (noun) something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug | - |
| (noun) informal terms for a difficult situation | Synonyms: hole, jam, kettle of fish, mess, muddle, pickle |
| fixation | (noun) (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body | Synonyms: fixing |
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| (noun) the activity of fastening something firmly in position | - |
| (noun) an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone | Synonyms: obsession |
| (noun) an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely | Synonyms: arrested development, infantile fixation, regression |
| fixative | (noun) a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging | - |
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| (noun) a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study | - |
| fixedness | (noun) the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment | Synonyms: fastness, fixity, fixture, secureness |
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| (noun) the quality of being fixed and unchangeable | Synonyms: unalterability |
| (noun) remaining in place | Synonyms: immobility, stationariness |
| fixer | (noun) synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction | Synonyms: dolophine hydrochloride, methadon, methadone, methadone hydrochloride, synthetic heroin |
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| (noun) someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee) | Synonyms: influence peddler |
| (noun) a skilled worker who mends or repairs things | Synonyms: mender, repairer |
| (noun) a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image) | Synonyms: fixing agent |
| fixing | (noun) the act of putting something in working order again | Synonyms: fix, fixture, mend, mending, repair, reparation |
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| (noun) the sterilization of an animal | Synonyms: altering, neutering |
| (noun) (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body | Synonyms: fixation |
| (noun) restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place | Synonyms: fastener, fastening, holdfast |
| fixings | (noun) the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity) | Synonyms: trimmings |
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| (noun) food that is a component of a mixture in cooking | Synonyms: ingredient |
| fixity | (noun) the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment | Synonyms: fastness, fixedness, fixture, secureness |
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| (noun) the quality of being incapable of mutation | Synonyms: immutability, immutableness |
| fixture | (noun) the act of putting something in working order again | Synonyms: fix, fixing, mend, mending, repair, reparation |
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| (noun) an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household) | - |
| (noun) the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment | Synonyms: fastness, fixedness, fixity, secureness |
| (noun) a regular patron | Synonyms: habitue, regular |
| infix | (noun) an affix that is inserted inside the word | - |
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| interfixation | (noun) derivation of a new word by inserting an interfix between two morphemes. | - |
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| postfix | (noun) an affix that is added at the end of the word | Synonyms: suffix |
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| prefix | (noun) an affix that is added in front of the word | - |
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| prefixation | (noun) formation of a word by means of a prefix | - |
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| suffix | (noun) an affix that is added at the end of the word | Synonyms: postfix |
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| suffixation | (noun) formation of a word by means of a suffix | - |
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