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fik singz

  • n  food that is a component of a mixture in cooking
    the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad
  • n  the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity)
    an elaborate formal dinner with all the fixings
  • n  the act of putting something in working order again
  • n  restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
  • n  the sterilization of an animal
  • 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
  • v  restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
  • v  cause to be firmly attached
  • v  decide upon or fix definitely
  • v  prepare for eating by applying heat
  • v  take vengeance on or get even
  • v  set or place definitely
  • v  kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
  • v  make fixed, stable or stationary
  • v  make infertile
  • v  influence an event or its outcome by illegal means
  • v  put (something somewhere) firmly
  • v  make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

  • Some of the fixings : a sun room overlooking Long Island Sound, ten-car garage, six-room gatehouse, terraced gardens, tennis court, oval swimming pool, five horse stalls .
  • Jenny and her friends were careful to avoid high-fat, calorie-laden fare at the salad bar, but for those who don't exercise restraint, salad-bar fixings can become vegetarian junk .
  • Whistler's mother seems like she just sat down after killing, plucking and roasting a turkey with all the fixings.
News & Articles

  • Bar and grill to top First National
    Burgers, beer, steaks and all the fixings are headed to downtown Vicksburg this fall as a prime attraction atop a renovated First National Bank building.
    June 9, 2013 - The Vicksburg Post
  • Crystal Lake Beach Club in Oakland to serve fish and chips
    Crystal Lake Beach Club will hold a fish and chips family dinner from 4-6 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at the beach club, 61 Lakeshore Drive. The rain date for the dinner is June 15. Tickets are $12 per person and include a cod filet dinner, french fries, coleslaw and a beverage, catered by Tastefully British. Dinner will be made fresh to order with all the fixings available. A chicken tender ...
    June 6, 2013 - The Record
Quotes

  • Ming Tsai in Boston Globe
    I don't want to say turkey's boring,Ming Tsai says, "but it's not the most ebullient piece of protein out there. Thanksgiving's all about the fixings, anyway. The typical roasted plastic-pop-up thing needs help."

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