fixture

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: fix=ture

CIDE DICTIONARY

fixture, n. [Cf. Fixure.].

•  That which is fixed or attached to something as a permanent appendage; as, the fixtures of a pump; the fixtures of a farm or of a dwelling, that is, the articles which a tenant may not take away.  [1913 Webster]
•  State of being fixed; fixedness.  [1913 Webster]

  "The firm fixture of thy foot."  [1913 Webster]
•  Anything of an accessory character annexed to houses and lands, so as to constitute a part of them. This term is, however, quite frequently used in the peculiar sense of personal chattels annexed to lands and tenements, but removable by the person annexing them, or his personal representatives. In this latter sense, the same things may be fixtures under some circumstances, and not fixtures under others.  Wharton (Law Dict.). Bouvier.  [1913 Webster]

  " This word is frequently substituted for fixure (formerly the word in common use) in new editions of old works."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

fixture, n.
1 a something fixed or fastened in position. b (usu. predic.) colloq. a person or thing confined to or established in one place (he seems to be a fixture).
2 a a sporting event, esp. a match, race, etc. b the date agreed for this.
3 (in pl.) Law articles attached to a house or land and regarded as legally part of it.

Etymology

alt. of obs. fixure f. LL fixura f. L figere fix- fix

THESAURUS

fixture

accession, accessory, accompaniment, accouterments, addenda, addendum, additament, addition, additive, additory, additum, adjunct, adjuvant, annex, annexation, appanage, apparatus, appendage, appendant, appliance, appliances, appointments, appurtenance, appurtenances, appurtenant, armament, attachment, augment, augmentation, brassware, chinaware, clayware, coda, complement, concomitant, confirmation, continuation, contrivance, convenience, conveniences, copperware, corollary, deep-rootedness, deep-seatedness, device, dinnerware, drive, duffel, durable goods, durables, earthenware, embedment, enamelware, engine, enginery, entrenchment, equipage, equipment, establishment, event, extension, extrapolation, facilities, facility, fitting, fittings, fixation, fixedness, fixity, fixtures, flatware, furnishings, furniture, gadget, gear, glassware, graniteware, hard goods, hardware, hollow ware, housefurnishings, housewares, impedimenta, implantation, increase, increment, infixion, installations, institution, instrument, inveteracy, ironmongery, ironware, kit, kitchenware, machine, machinery, match, materiel, mechanical aid, mechanical device, mechanism, meet, meeting, metalware, motive power, motor, munition, munitions, occasion, occurrence, offshoot, outfit, ovenware, paraphernalia, pendant, plant, plumbing, power plant, power source, reinforcement, rig, rigging, side effect, side issue, silverware, sporting goods, stabilization, stock-in-trade, stoneware, supplement, tableware, tackle, tailpiece, things, tinware, tool, tools and machinery, undergirding, utensils, utility, white goods, woodenware

ROGET THESAURUS

fixture

Command

N command, order, ordinance, act, fiat, hukm, bidding, dictum, hest, behest, call, beck, nod, despatch, dispatch, message, direction, injunction, charge, instructions, appointment, fixture, demand, exaction, imposition, requisition, claim, reclamation, revendication, ultimatum, request, requirement, dictation, dictate, mandate, caveat, decree, senatus consultum, precept, prescript, rescript, writ, ordination, bull, ex cathedra pronouncement, edict, decretal, dispensation, prescription, brevet, placit, ukase, ukaz, firman, hatti- sherif, warrant, passport, mittimus, mandamus, summons, subpoena, nisi prius, interpellation, citation, word, word of command, mot d'ordre, bugle call, trumpet call, beat of drum, tattoo, order of the day, enactment, plebiscite, commanding, authoritative, decretory, decretive, decretal, callable, jussive, in a commanding tone, by a stroke of the pen, by a dash of the pen, by order, at beat of drum, on the first summons, the decree is gone forth, sic volo sic jubeo, le Roi le veut, boutez en avant.

Stability

N stability, immutability, unchangeability unchangeableness, constancy, stable equilibrium, immobility, soundness, vitality, stabiliment, stiffness, ankylosis, solidity, aplomb, establishment, fixture, rock, pillar, tower, foundation, leopard's spots, Ethiopia's skin, permanence, obstinacy, unchangeable, immutable, unaltered, unalterable, not to be changed, constant, permanent, invariable, undeviating, stable, durable, perennial, fixed, steadfast, firm, fast, steady, balanced, confirmed, valid, fiducial, immovable, irremovable, riveted, rooted, settled, established, vested, incontrovertible, stereotyped, indeclinable, tethered, anchored, moored, at anchor, on a rock, rock solid, firm as a rock, firmly seated, firmly established, deep-rooted, ineradicable, inveterate, obstinate, transfixed, stuck fast, aground, high and dry, stranded, stuck, jammed, unremovable, quiescent, deterioration, indefeasible, irretrievable, intransmutable, incommutable, irresoluble, irrevocable, irreversible, reverseless, inextinguishable, irreducible, indissoluble, indissolvable, indestructible, undying, imperishable, incorruptible, indelible, indeciduous, insusceptible, insusceptible of change, Int, stet, littera scripta manet.