Associations to the word «Fixture»

Wiktionary

FIXTURE, noun. (legal) 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.
FIXTURE, noun. A regular patron of a place or institution.
FIXTURE, noun. A lighting unit; a luminaire.
FIXTURE, noun. (sports) A scheduled match.
FIXTURE, noun. (computing) (programming) A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests.
FIXTURE, noun. A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry.
FIXTURE, verb. To furnish with, as, or in a fixture
FIXTURE, verb. (sports) (Australia) (New Zealand) To schedule a match

Dictionary definition

FIXTURE, noun. An object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household).
FIXTURE, noun. A regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture".
FIXTURE, noun. The quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment.
FIXTURE, noun. The act of putting something in working order again.

Wise words

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Noam Chomsky