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