informal terms for a difficult situation

something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug

the act of putting something in working order again

an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear

a determination of the place where something is

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

cause to be firmly attached

decide upon or fix definitely

prepare for eating by applying heat

take vengeance on or get even

set or place definitely

kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study

make fixed, stable or stationary

make infertile

influence an event or its outcome by illegal means

put (something somewhere) firmly

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

find (something or someone) for

make arrangements for

a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance

attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way

pay attention to exclusively and obsessively

make fixed, stable or stationary

become fixed (on)

an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone

the activity of fastening something firmly in position

(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body

a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study

a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

fixed and unmoving

securely placed or fastened or set

incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g.

a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.)

a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.)

a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.)

a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit

the intonation of keyboard instruments where the pitch of each note is fixed and cannot be varied by the performer

an investment trust that can buy only those securities listed when the trust was organized

nonvolatile animal or plant oil

a phagocyte that does not circulate in the blood but is fixed in the liver or spleen or bone marrow etc.

any star in the Ptolemaic theory of planetary motion

(computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed

drug containing fixed amounts of two or more ingredients

an operation that is completed in a specified number of regularly timed execution cycles

a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is fixed by convention

a number represented in fixed-point notation

the positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808

a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is fixed by convention