fixture

Plural: fixtures

Noun

• A permanent attachment or item in a house or other building.
• an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)
• a regular patron
  • "a bum who is a Central Park fixture"
• the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
• the act of putting something in working order again
• 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; compare fitting, furnishing.
• A regular patron of a place or institution; a person constantly present at a certain place.
• A lighting unit; a luminaire.
• A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry.
• A scheduled match.
• A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests.

Verb

• To furnish with, as, or in a fixture.
• To schedule (a match).

Examples

• That triple word score bonus is a permanent FIXTURE on the board, beckoning players.
• The device is available in both handheld and fixtured models.
• The residence was sold with fixtures and fittings.

Synonyms

fastness, fix, fixedness, fixing, fixity, habitue, mend, mending, regular, repair, reparation, secureness

Antonyms

looseness