Meanings
plural fixtures
- A regular patron of a place or institution; a person constantly present at a certain place.
[…] the guest list, which hovers around 200, may include Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, Oprah (a fixture at any self-respecting million-dollar wedding), Donald Trump Jr and the country singer Jewel.
2025 June 21, Jo Ellison, “The Bezos merger we all want a piece of”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 222 more examples
I had to tell her all about my illness, and in return I had to endure a very long and circumstantial account of her rheumatism and her asthmatical ailments, which fortunately was interrupted by the noisy arrival of the children from the kitchen, where they had paid a visit to old Stine, a fixture in the house.
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 4Jones and Palin became fixtures on the booming TV satire scene, writing for, among other BBC shows, The Frost Report (1966-67) and The Kathy Kirby Show (1964), as well as the ITV comedy sketch series Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967-69).
2020 January 22, Stuart Jeffries, “Terry Jones obituary”, in The Guardian - A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry.
present singular third person fixtures · participle present fixturing · participle past fixtured · past fixtured
- transitiveTo furnish with, as, or in a fixture.
The device is available in both handheld and fixtured models.
- AustraliaNew ZealandtransitivehobbiesTo schedule (a match).
Other items to be discussed include fixturing from 2012 onwards, preparations for this year's scheduled Champions Trophy and the Indian Cricket League's bid for recognition from the ICC.
2009 January 30, AAP, “Zimbabwe cricket head Chingoka refused entry to Australia”, in Herald Sun
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
nounthe act of putting something in working order again
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Alteration of older fixure, on the model of mixture.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian инсталация, арматура
- инсталация (instalacija)(law) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it
- арматура (armatura)work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry
Catalan instal·lació, client habitual
- instal·lació(law) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it
- client habitualA regular patron of a place or institution
- aplicA lighting unit; a luminaire
- suportwork-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry
- partit programat(sports) A scheduled match
- condicionament(computing, programming) A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests
French habitué, luminaire
- habituéA regular patron of a place or institution
- luminaireA lighting unit; a luminaire
- rencontre(sports) A scheduled match
- fixture(computing, programming) A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests
German Installation, Zubehörteil
- Installation(law) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it
- Zubehörteil(law) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it
- festes Inventar(law) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it
- feste Einrichtung(law) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it
- StammkundeA regular patron of a place or institution
- InstitutionA regular patron of a place or institution
- FassungA lighting unit; a luminaire
- Halterungwork-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry
- angesetztes Spiel(sports) A scheduled match
Indonesian instalasi
- instalasi(law) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it
Malay lekapan
- lekapan(law) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it
Māori tautara
- tautara(law) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it
Portuguese presença habitual
- presença habitualA regular patron of a place or institution
Russian свети́льник, приспособле́ние
- свети́льник (svetílʹnik)A lighting unit; a luminaire
- приспособле́ние (prisposoblénije)work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry
Spanish fixtura, fixture
- fixtura(law) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it
- fixture(sports) A scheduled match
- encuentro(sports) A scheduled match
Swedish hållare, inventarie
- hållare(law) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it
- inventarie(law) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it
- ställning(law) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it
- armaturA lighting unit; a luminaire
- hållarework-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry
- ställningwork-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry
Welsh gêm
- gêm(sports) A scheduled match
Cite this entry
fixture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fixture
“fixture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fixture. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fixture,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fixture.
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