Synonyms of the word

fixing

• n. The act of subverting (fixing) a vote.
• n. (Britain, usually in the plural) Something to aid attachment during construction (screws, wall plugs,…
• n. See fixings.
• v. present participle of fix.
• v. (Southern US, slang, with infinitive) Going; preparing; ready. Only used in fixing to.

altering

• v. present participle of alter.
• n. alteration.

constraint

• n. Something that constrains; a restriction.
• n. (mathematics) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
• n. (databases) A method that maintains database integrity.

fastener

• n. something or someone that fastens.
• n. mechanically, any device that fastens; especially, a collective term for items such as screws, nuts, washers,…

fastening

• v. present participle of fasten.
• n. a hook or similar restraint used to fasten things together.

fix

• n. A repair or corrective action.
• n. A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma.
• n. (informal) A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.
• n. A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game,…
• n. A determination of location.
• n. (US) fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace).
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
• v. (transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
• v. (transitive) To mend, to repair.
• v. (transitive, informal) To prepare (food).
• v. (transitive) To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular…
• v. (transitive, US, informal) To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.
• v. (transitive, mathematics, sematics) To map a (point or subset) to itself.
• v. (transitive, informal) To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.
• v. (transitive) To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will…
• v. (transitive, chemistry, biology) To convert into a stable or available form.
• v. (intransitive) To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.
• v. (intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal;…

fixation

• n. The act of fixing.
• n. The state of being fixed or fixated.
• n. The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition;…
• n. The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.
• n. In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat.
• n. A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.
• n. (law) Recording a creative work in a medium of expression for more than a transitory duration, thereby…
• n. (genetics) The change in a gene pool from a situation where there exists at least two variants of a particular…

fixture

• n. (law) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property…
• n. A regular patron of a place or institution.
• n. A lighting unit; a luminaire.
• n. (sports) A scheduled match.
• n. (computing, programming) A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests.
• n. A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry.
• v. (transitive) To furnish with, as, or in a fixture.
• v. (transitive, sports, Australia, New Zealand) To schedule (a match).

holdfast

• n. Something to or by which an object can be securely fastened.
• n. (zoology) A root-like structure that anchors aquatic sessile organisms, such as seaweed, other sessile…
• n. (archaic, medicine) Actinomycosis.

improvement

• n. The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering.
• n. The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed;…
• n. The state of being improved; betterment; advance.
• n. Something which is improved.
• n. Increase; growth; progress; advance.
• n. (in the plural) Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc…
• n. (Patent Laws): A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.

mend

• n. A place, as in clothing, which has been repaired by mending.
• n. The act of repairing.
• v. To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay,…
• v. To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace.
• v. To help, to advance, to further; to add to.
• v. To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved.

mending

• v. present participle of mend.
• n. The act by which something is mended or repaired.

neutering

• v. present participle of neuter.
• n. The act by which something is neutered.

preservation

• n. The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.

repair

• n. The act of repairing something.
• n. The result of repairing something.
• n. The condition of something, in respect of need for repair.
• v. To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.
• v. To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for.
• n. The act of repairing or resorting to a place.
• n. A place to which one goes frequently or habitually; a haunt.
• v. To transfer oneself to another place.
• v. to pair again.

reparation

• n. (usually in the plural) A payment of time, effort or money to undo past transgression(s).
• n. (archaic) The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired.

restraint

• n. (countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures.
• n. (uncountable) control or caution; reserve.

sterilisation

• n. (Britain) Alternative spelling of sterilization.

sterilization

• n. (uncountable) The process of treating something to kill or inactivate microorganisms.
• n. (uncountable) A procedure to permanently prevent an organism from reproducing.
• n. (countable) an instance of a sterilization procedure.
• n. (uncountable) A monetary policy operation used to offset a foreign exchange intervention.