fixture

American  

[fiks-cher] / ˈfɪks tʃər /

noun

• fixtures
  plural

1. something securely, and usually permanently, attached or appended, as to a house, apartment building, etc..

   a light fixture; kitchen fixtures.

2. a person or thing long established in the same place or position.

3. Machinery.

   1. any of various devices for holding work in a machine tool, especially one for machining in a straight line, as in a planer or milling machine.

   2. any of various devices for holding parts in certain positions during welding, assembly, etc.

4. Law. a movable chattel, as a machine or heating plant, that, by reason of annexation to real property and adaptation to continuing use in connection with the realty, is considered a part of the realty.

5. Fox Hunting. one of a series of meets scheduled by a hunt to take place at a time and location listed on a card fixturecard that is sent, usually once a month, to each member of a hunt.

6. the act of fixing.

7. British. an event that takes place regularly.

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fixture British  

/ ˈfɪkstʃə /

noun

1. an object firmly fixed in place, esp a household appliance

2. a person or thing regarded as fixed in a particular place or position

3. property law an article attached to land and regarded as part of it

4. a device to secure a workpiece in a machine tool

5. 1. a sports match or social occasion

   2. the date of such an event

6. rare the act of fixing

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• fixtureless
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• fixtures
  plural

Etymology

Origin of fixture

1590–1600; variant of obsolete fixure (< Late Latin fixūra; see fix, -ure), with -t- from mixture

Explanation

A fixture is something that is stuck or "fixed" somewhere, like the plumbing fixtures in your bathroom or the guy who is a fixture in this favorite diner, always sitting in the third booth from the door. When a house is for sale, it's generally assumed that the fixtures — the kitchen sink, the fireplace, or a ceiling fan — are included with the house. Fixtures tend to be the objects that are fixed, or securely fastened, in place. A regular patron or customer can also be called a fixture, like the fixtures at the local diner who never fail to show up for the early bird special. Fixture, modeled after mixture, comes from the Latin root fixus, "immovable, established, or settled."

Example Sentences

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Previewing Sunday's derby encounter, Celtic great Scott Brown explained the importance of a fast start in this fixture.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Wendy the coyote was a fixture in the San Fernando Valley community for years, often spotted wandering around the neighborhood or curling up to sunbathe in a patch of grass, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The Great Helmsman, who died September 9 1976, is still very much a fixture in central Henan province's Nanjie -- often dubbed "China's last Maoist village".

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

The “grandfatherly” Uncle Dave became a fixture of the Grand Ole Opry, his run there extending from its beginnings in the mid-1920s up to shortly before his death in 1952.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

I was no longer a shock to the system; instead, I’d become a regular fixture at school, one that most of my classmates could now comfortably ignore.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

Meanwhile, Joao Pedro was a surprise omission from Brazil's squad for the World Cup this summer, but has since been recalled for September's international fixtures against New Zealand and India.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Its stores are decorated with cream and beige color schemes, tiled floors, archways, wood fixtures and soft lighting, making them feel like expensive boutiques.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

With the men's and women's Rugby World Cups being held in the United States in 2031 and 2033 respectively, tournament organisers are keen to bring more prestige fixtures across the Atlantic.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

As well as league and League Cup fixtures, the striker will be unavailable for Scotland's Nations League matches from the end of September through mid-November.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The light fixtures hang from the ceiling like stalactites.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Related Words

• accessory
• component
• device
• equipment