fix

to make firm, stable, or stationary

The first known use: in the 14th century

Word Structure

3 Letters, 1 Syllable

fix

4 Phonemes

f i k s

onset, rime

f ix

Morpheme

fix

Sentence Examples

He fixed the fence last weekend.

I need to fix this dent in my car.

People expect the schools to fix whatever is wrong with their kids.

All tables on the ship will be fixed to the floor.

The table was fixed firmly to the floor.

The scarf was fixed in place with a pin.

They haven't yet fixed the date of their wedding.

They fixed the price at $10.

Investigators are still attempting to fix the exact time of the accident.

There's no easy fix to this problem.

The result was unexpected, and some people suspect a fix.

Related Words

Sound the same but are spelled differently.

dilemma

mess

box

corner

embarrassment

hole

Collocations

The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.

fix

fix on

fix up

fix something

up

fix on somebody/something

fix somebody up (with somebody)

fix somebody up (with something)

fix (something) on somebody/something

Neighborhood

Rhymes

mix

six

Onset Friends

for

find

first

father

found

food

fish

face

few

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