fiver
- n a United States bill worth 5 dollars
- s being one more than four
fives
- n a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls
- n the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
- n a team that plays basketball
- n a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips
fivesome
- n the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
- n five people considered as a unit
fix
- n informal terms for a difficult situation
he got into a terrible fix - n something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug
she needed a fix of chocolate - n the act of putting something in working order again
- n an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear
collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers - n a determination of the place where something is
he got a good fix on the target - v restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
- v cause to be firmly attached
she fixed her gaze on the man - v decide upon or fix definitely
fix the variables - v prepare for eating by applying heat
fix breakfast for the guests, please - v take vengeance on or get even
That'll fix him good! - v set or place definitely
Let's fix the date for the party! - v kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
- v make fixed, stable or stationary
let's fix the picture to the frame - v make infertile
- v influence an event or its outcome by illegal means
fix a race - v put (something somewhere) firmly
fix your eyes on this spot - v make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
fixation
- n an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
- n an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
- n the activity of fastening something firmly in position
- n (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
fixative
- n a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study
- n a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging
fixed-combination drug
- n drug containing fixed amounts of two or more ingredients
flacourtia
- n often spiny trees or shrubs of tropical Asia and Africa