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Noun fixing has 4 senses
- repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation - the act of putting something in working order again
--1 is a kind of foodstuff, food product; improvement; foodstuff, food product; improvement
--1 is a part of
--1 has particulars: | | flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning; tomato paste; egg white, albumen, ovalbumin; egg yolk; malted milk; 3 of 4 senses of fixing ; repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation; darning; patching; care, maintenance, upkeep; band aid, quick fix, quickie, quicky; restoration; reconstruction; restitution; ingredient, fixings; flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning; tomato paste; egg white, albumen, ovalbumin; egg yolk; malted milk; 3 of 4 senses of fixing ; repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation; darning; patching; care, maintenance, upkeep; band aid, quick fix, quickie, quicky; restoration; reconstruction; restitution |
- fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
--2 is a kind of accessory, appurtenance, supplement, add-on; restraint, constraint; accessory, appurtenance, supplement, add-on; restraint, constraint
--2 has particulars: | | bellyband; buckle; button; carabiner, karabiner, snap ring; catch; clasp; cleat; clinch; clip; clothespin, clothes pin, clothes peg; corrugated fastener, wiggle nail; cotter, cottar; cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet; dowel, dowel pin, joggle; fillet, stopping; hook and eye; knot; lashing; link, linkup, tie, tie-in; lock; locker; nail; nut and bolt; paper fastener; pin; screw; seal; sealing wax, seal; slide fastener, zip, zipper, zip-fastener; snap, snap fastener, press stud; toggle; toggle bolt; fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing; bellyband; buckle; button; carabiner, karabiner, snap ring; catch; clasp; cleat; clinch; clip; clothespin, clothes pin, clothes peg; corrugated fastener, wiggle nail; cotter, cottar; cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet; dowel, dowel pin, joggle; fillet, stopping; hook and eye; knot; lashing; link, linkup, tie, tie-in; lock; locker; nail; nut and bolt; paper fastener; pin; screw; seal; sealing wax, seal; slide fastener, zip, zipper, zip-fastener; snap, snap fastener, press stud; toggle; toggle bolt |
- neutering, fixing, altering - the sterilization of an animal; "they took him to the vet for neutering"
--3 is a kind of sterilization, sterilisation; sterilization, sterilisation
--3 has particulars:
- fixation, fixing - (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
--4 is a kind of preservation; preservation
--4 is a part of plastination; fixation, fixing; plastination
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