Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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fix | Yes | No | Yes | No |
picket | Yes | No | Yes | No |
fix (noun) | picket (noun) |
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the act of putting something in working order again | a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake |
an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear | a wooden strip forming part of a fence |
a determination of the place where something is | a vehicle performing sentinel duty |
something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug | a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack |
informal terms for a difficult situation | a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work |
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event |
fix (verb) | picket (verb) |
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make infertile | fasten with a picket |
make fixed, stable or stationary | serve as pickets or post pickets |
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken | |
kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study | |
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc | |
decide upon or fix definitely | |
take vengeance on or get even | |
cause to be firmly attached | |
put (something somewhere) firmly | |
prepare for eating by applying heat | |
set or place definitely | |
to be about to do something | |
influence an event or its outcome by illegal means |