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admix
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v 1: mix or blend; "Hyaline casts were admixed with neutrophils"
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affix
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n 1: a linguistic element added to a word to produce an
inflected or derived form
v 1: attach to; "affix the seal here" [syn: affix, stick on]
2: add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel
where he used an invented language" [syn: append, add on,
supplement, affix]
3: attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical
morphemes affix to the stem"
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crucifix
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n 1: representation of the cross on which Jesus died [syn:
crucifix, rood, rood-tree]
2: a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings when the gymnast
supports himself with both arms extended horizontally
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fix
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n 1: informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a
terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" [syn:
fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle
of fish]
2: something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a
narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate"
3: the act of putting something in working order again [syn:
repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending,
reparation]
4: an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought
to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers"
5: a determination of the place where something is; "he got a
good fix on the target" [syn: localization, localisation,
location, locating, fix]
v 1: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is
torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes
please" [syn: repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor,
furbish up, restore, touch on] [ant: break, bust]
2: cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door";
"she fixed her gaze on the man" [syn: fasten, fix,
secure] [ant: unfasten]
3: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify
the parameters" [syn: specify, set, determine,
define, fix, limit]
4: prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner,
please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for
the guests, please" [syn: cook, fix, ready, make,
prepare]
5: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll
fix him good!"; "This time I got him" [syn: pay back, pay
off, get, fix]
6: set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!"
7: kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for
microscopic study
8: make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to
the frame" [syn: fixate, fix]
9: make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically
transmissible disabilites are sterilized" [syn: sterilize,
sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise,
fix]
10: influence an event or its outcome by illegal means; "fix a
race"
11: put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on
his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix
your eyes on this spot" [syn: situate, fix, posit,
deposit]
12: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular
purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready
for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town
after I paid the hotel bill" [syn: fix, prepare, set
up, ready, gear up, set]
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graphics
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n 1: photographs or other visual representations in a printed
publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the
artwork in the book" [syn: artwork, art, graphics,
nontextual matter]
2: the drawings and photographs in the layout of a book
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infix
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n 1: an affix that is inserted inside the word
v 1: put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the
text" [syn: insert, infix, enter, introduce]
2: attach a morpheme into a stem word
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intermix
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v 1: combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together";
"he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much"
[syn: blend, intermix, immingle, intermingle]
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mix
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n 1: a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients [syn:
mix, premix]
2: an event that combines things in a mixture; "a gradual
mixture of cultures" [syn: mix, mixture]
3: the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and
water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording
studio" [syn: mix, commixture, admixture, mixture,
intermixture, mixing]
v 1: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
[syn: blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle,
immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge]
2: open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups;
"This school is completely desegregated" [syn: desegregate,
integrate, mix] [ant: segregate]
3: combine (electronic signals); "mixing sounds"
4: add as an additional element or part; "mix water into the
drink" [syn: mix, mix in]
5: to bring or combine together or with something else;
"resourcefully he mingled music and dance" [syn: mix,
mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate]
6: mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle the
cards" [syn: shuffle, ruffle, mix]
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nix
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n 1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had
ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had
done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for
naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: nothing,
nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher,
goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo]
v 1: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night";
"Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed
our plans" [syn: forbid, prohibit, interdict,
proscribe, veto, disallow, nix] [ant: allow,
countenance, let, permit]
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prefix
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n 1: an affix that is added in front of the word
v 1: attach a prefix to; "prefixed words" [ant: suffix]
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six
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adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units
[syn: six, 6, vi, half dozen, half-dozen]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn:
six, 6, VI, sixer, sise, Captain Hicks, half a
dozen, sextet, sestet, sextuplet, hexad]
2: a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six
pips [syn: six-spot, six]
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suffix
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n 1: an affix that is added at the end of the word [syn:
suffix, postfix]
v 1: attach a suffix to; "suffix words" [ant: prefix]
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transfix
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v 1: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing
terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"
[syn: fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind]
2: pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a
skewer" [syn: transfix, impale, empale, spike]
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nyx
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n 1: (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of the night; daughter of
Chaos; counterpart of Roman Nox
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pix
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n 1: a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await
assay [syn: pyx, pix, pyx chest, pix chest]
2: any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept
[syn: pyx, pix]
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styx
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n 1: (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon
carried dead souls [syn: Styx, River Styx]
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bricks
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chicks
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clicks
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cliques
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conflicts
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demographics
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hicks
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kicks
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picks
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sticks
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ticks
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tricks
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unfix
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wicks
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bix
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brix
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knicks
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ricks
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tics
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