Definition of fix

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• fix is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
• fix is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
• fix is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of fix

• a determination of the place where something is (noun)

  Examples

  1. he got a good fix on the target

  Synonyms

  1. localisation
  2. localization
  3. locating
  4. location
• informal terms for a difficult situation (noun)

  Examples

  1. he got into a terrible fix

  Synonyms

  1. hole
  2. jam
  3. kettle of fish
  4. mess
  5. muddle
  6. pickle
• restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. bushel
  2. doctor
  3. furbish up
  4. mend
  5. repair
  6. restore
  7. touch on
• put (something somewhere) firmly (verb)

  Examples

  1. fix your eyes on this spot

  Synonyms

  1. deposit
  2. posit
  3. situate
• make infertile (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. desex
  2. desexualise
  3. desexualize
  4. sterilise
  5. sterilize
  6. unsex
• decide upon or fix definitely (verb)

  Examples

  1. fix the variables

  Synonyms

  1. define
  2. determine
  3. limit
  4. set
  5. specify
• make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc (verb)

  Examples

  1. I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill

  Synonyms

  1. gear up
  2. prepare
  3. ready
  4. set
  5. set up
• take vengeance on or get even (verb)

  Examples

  1. That'll fix him good!

  Synonyms

  1. get
  2. pay back
  3. pay off
• the act of putting something in working order again (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. fixing
  2. fixture
  3. mend
  4. mending
  5. repair
  6. reparation
• prepare for eating by applying heat (verb)

  Examples

  1. fix breakfast for the guests, please

  Synonyms

  1. cook
  2. make
  3. prepare
  4. ready
• cause to be firmly attached (verb)

  Examples

  1. she fixed her gaze on the man

  Synonyms

  1. fasten
  2. secure
• make fixed, stable or stationary (verb)

  Examples

  1. let's fix the picture to the frame

  Synonyms

  1. fixate
• an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear (noun)

  Examples

  1. collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers
• influence an event or its outcome by illegal means (verb)

  Examples

  1. fix a race
• kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study (verb)
• set or place definitely (verb)

  Examples

  1. Let's fix the date for the party!
• something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug (noun)

  Examples

  1. she needed a fix of chocolate

See definition of fix in Merriam Webster