Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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picket | Yes | No | Yes | No |
fix | Yes | No | Yes | No |
picket (noun) | fix (noun) |
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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 | the act of putting something in working order again |
a wooden strip forming part of a fence | an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear |
a vehicle performing sentinel duty | a determination of the place where something is |
a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack | something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug |
a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work | informal terms for a difficult situation |
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event |
picket (verb) | fix (verb) |
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fasten with a picket | make infertile |
serve as pickets or post pickets | make fixed, stable or stationary |
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 |