(linguistics) A type of affix that is attached to the outside of a stem (an existing word), to form a new word. The adfix category branches into prefixes (ones which appear before the stem) and suffixes (ones which appear after the stem).
affix
affix
noun
(decorative art) Any small feature, as a figure, a flower, or the like, added for ornament to a vessel or other utensil, to an architectural feature.
(linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to the word’s stem's end.
(linguistic morphology, broadly) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem; a prefix, suffix, etc.
(mathematics) The complex number a+bi associated with the point in the Gauss plane with coordinates (a,b).
That which is affixed; an appendage.
verb
(transitive) To attach.
(transitive) To fix or fasten figuratively; with on or upon.
(transitive) To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.
defix
defix
verb
(obsolete) To fix or fasten; to establish.
felix
filix
fixed
fixed
adj
(dialectal, informal) Surgically rendered infertile (spayed, neutered or castrated).
(law) Of sound, recorded on a permanent medium.
(of a problem) Resolved; corrected.
Attached; affixed.
Chemically stable.
Not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same.
Repaired
Rigged; fraudulently prearranged.
Stationary.
Supplied with what one needs.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fix
fixer
fixer
noun
(criminal justice, law) A person who arranges immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion, especially as a business endeavor for profit.
(journalism) A person who assists foreign journalists in volatile countries, often providing interpretation, personal connections, and transportation services.
(photography) A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.
(real estate, US) A fixer-upper.
A person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper means.
Agent noun of fix; one who, or that which, fixes.
fixes
fixes
noun
plural of fix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fix
fixin
fixit
fixup
fixup
noun
Alternative form of fix-up
foxie
foxie
noun
(informal) fox terrier
Diminutive of fox
infix
infix
noun
(linguistics) A morpheme inserted inside an existing word, such as -bloody- in English.
(linguistics, proscribed) A morpheme that always appears between other morphemes in a word, such as -i- and -o- in English (i.e. an interfix).
verb
(transitive) To instill.
(transitive, archaic) To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in.
(transitive, linguistics) To insert a morpheme inside an existing word.