fixture
- noun
- /ˈfɪkstʃər/
- The Tarheel Museum project has become a permanent fixture in the fourth-grade curriculum.
- light fixture
- lighting fixtures
- plumbing fixture
But now we're ripping all the stuff out of a unit, all the carpet, all taking all the appliances, all the fixtures, all those kinds of things apart.
- But now we're ripping all the stuff out of a unit, all the carpet, all taking all the appliances, all the fixtures, all those kinds of things apart.
- You own those pipes and the pipes inside your house could have lead in them as well as could the fixtures.
- Extra bathrooms will mean more plumbing fixtures that will eventually need repair.
- You know, I, I have that safe assumption that most electricians can like do some basic stuff like installing new, you know, new light bulb and new lighting fixtures.
- And when you've got windows and fixtures and details.
- Anyway, the cool thing about these is they have magnetic fixtures.
- And then in here, I'm still choosing some cabinet colors and the color of the bench that's going to go in here, wall colors, the fixtures.
Examples
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I looked up at the exposed ceiling fixture where the lampshade and mobile had come unmoored.
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This giant light fixture fell from the ceiling way up there.
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Might be a bathroom fixture.
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A couple of light fixtures, interesting ones.
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I think that these light fixtures look really good.
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Perhaps some wall fixtures that extend.
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I'm gonna get these new fixtures.
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It reminds me a lot of a light fixture that we had in our house in Orange County.
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Before starting the ducting installation, I wanted to replace the light fixtures for high CRI LED panels.
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The bathroom fixture was outdated and needed to be replaced to improve the look of the room.
Synonyms
A piece of furniture or equipment fixed in a room, like built-in shelves
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A device fixed to a ceiling or wall that holds a lamp to give light
A fixed thing in a bathroom used for washing or using the toilet, like a sink
A ceiling or wall light that holds and powers long glass tubes that give bright light
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fixture comes from the Latin verb figere 'to fasten' and is the same root as the verb fix. So a fixture in a house is something fastened or attached to the building and not meant to be removed.