[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fixture \fix"ture\ fi^ks"t-ur; 135, n. cf. fixure.
   1. that which is fixed or attached to something as a
      permanent appendage; as, the fixtures of a pump; the
      fixtures of a farm or of a dwelling, that is, the articles
      which a tenant may not take away.
      1913 webster

   2. state of being fixed; fixedness.
      1913 webster

            the firm fixture of thy foot.         --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. law anything of an accessory character annexed to houses
      and lands, so as to constitute a part of them. this term
      is, however, quite frequently used in the peculiar sense
      of personal chattels annexed to lands and tenements, but
      removable by the person annexing them, or his personal
      representatives. in this latter sense, the same things may
      be fixtures under some circumstances, and not fixtures
      under others. --wharton law dict.. --bouvier.
      1913 webster

   note: this word is frequently substituted for fixure
         formerly the word in common use in new editions of
         old works.
         1913 webster
see also:
fixure 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

fixture
     n 1: a object firmly fixed in place especially in a household
     2: a regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who
        is a central park fixture" syn: regular, habitue
     3: the quality of being fixed in place syn: fastness, fixedness,
         fixity, secureness
     4: the act of putting something in working order again syn: repair,
         fix, fixing, mend, mending, reparation
see also:
regular habitue fastness fixedness fixity secureness 
repair fix fixing mend mending 
reparation 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

143 moby thesaurus words for "fixture":
   accession, accessory, accompaniment, accouterments, addenda,
   addendum, additament, addition, additive, additory, additum,
   adjunct, adjuvant, annex, annexation, appanage, apparatus,
   appendage, appendant, appliance, appliances, appointments,
   appurtenance, appurtenances, appurtenant, armament, attachment,
   augment, augmentation, brassware, chinaware, clayware, coda,
   complement, concomitant, confirmation, continuation, contrivance,
   convenience, conveniences, copperware, corollary, deep-rootedness,
   deep-seatedness, device, dinnerware, drive, duffel, durable goods,
   durables, earthenware, embedment, enamelware, engine, enginery,
   entrenchment, equipage, equipment, establishment, event, extension,
   extrapolation, facilities, facility, fitting, fittings, fixation,
   fixedness, fixity, fixtures, flatware, furnishings, furniture,
   gadget, gear, glassware, graniteware, hard goods, hardware,
   hollow ware, housefurnishings, housewares, impedimenta,
   implantation, increase, increment, infixion, installations,
   institution, instrument, inveteracy, ironmongery, ironware, kit,
   kitchenware, machine, machinery, match, materiel, mechanical aid,
   mechanical device, mechanism, meet, meeting, metalware,
   motive power, motor, munition, munitions, occasion, occurrence,
   offshoot, outfit, ovenware, paraphernalia, pendant, plant,
   plumbing, power plant, power source, reinforcement, rig, rigging,
   side effect, side issue, silverware, sporting goods, stabilization,
   stock-in-trade, stoneware, supplement, tableware, tackle,
   tailpiece, things, tinware, tool, tools and machinery,
   undergirding, utensils, utility, white goods, woodenware

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