affixes
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pluralof affix.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
affixverb (used with object)to fasten, join, or attach (usually followed byto ). -
present tense formof affix (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
affixverb (used with object)to fasten, join, or attach (usually followed byto ).
Example Sentences
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The group, dressed in heavy military gear, silently affixes the pole to a short column along the edge of the roof before quickly walking away.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2023
Bonnedahl traps black-headed gulls, samples their feces for bacteria carrying AMR genes, and affixes tracking tags to their backs to follow their migrations.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 26, 2023
This is a flexible strip of LED lights that affixes to the back of your TV.
From The Verge ● Aug. 14, 2022
There’s the smell of a hot-glue gun as my mother affixes an American flag onto the arm of a silver spacesuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2019
She reaches back and pulls two stickers out, puts them on plastic bracelets that she has attached to her belt, which is like a nurse utility belt, and affixes them to my right wrist.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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