"fixings" in the noun sense
1. repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
the act of putting something in working order again
"the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad"
2. fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
"an elaborate formal dinner with all the fixings"
"he bought a Christmas tree and trimmings to decorate it"
3. neutering, fixing, altering
the sterilization of an animal
"they took him to the vet for neutering"
4. fixation, fixing
histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
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