FIXTURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fixture mean? 

• FIXTURE (noun)
  The noun FIXTURE has 4 senses:

1. a object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)
2. a regular patron
3. the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
4. the act of putting something in working order again

  Familiarity information: FIXTURE used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIXTURE (noun)

Meaning:

A object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fixture" is a kind of...):

artefact; artifact (a man-made object taken as a whole)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fixture"):

bathroom fixture (any fixture in a bathroom)

lighting fixture (a fixture providing artificial light)

plumbing fixture (a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building)

soap dish (a bathroom or kitchen fixture for holding a bar of soap)

Meaning:

A regular patron

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

habitue; regular; fixture

Context examples:

an habitue of the racetrack / a bum who is a Central Park fixture

Hypernyms ("fixture" is a kind of...):

frequenter; patron (a regular customer)

Meaning:

The quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

fixity; secureness; fixedness; fastness; fixture

Hypernyms ("fixture" is a kind of...):

immovability; immovableness (not capable of being moved or rearranged)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fixture"):

lodgement; lodging; lodgment (the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily)

Meaning:

The act of putting something in working order again

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

repair; fixing; mend; mending; reparation; fix; fixture

Hypernyms ("fixture" is a kind of...):

improvement (the act of improving something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fixture"):

darning (the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads)

restitution (the act of restoring something to its original state)

reconstruction (the activity of constructing something again)

restoration (the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state)

band aid; quick fix; quickie; quicky (hurried repair)

care; maintenance; upkeep (activity involved in maintaining something in good working order)

patching (the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it)