(linguistics) A type of affix that is attached to the outside of a stem (an existing word), to form a new word. The adfix category branches into prefixes (ones which appear before the stem) and suffixes (ones which appear after the stem).
affix
affix
noun
(decorative art) Any small feature, as a figure, a flower, or the like, added for ornament to a vessel or other utensil, to an architectural feature.
(linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to the word’s stem's end.
(linguistic morphology, broadly) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem; a prefix, suffix, etc.
(mathematics) The complex number a+bi associated with the point in the Gauss plane with coordinates (a,b).
That which is affixed; an appendage.
verb
(transitive) To attach.
(transitive) To fix or fasten figuratively; with on or upon.
(transitive) To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.
aflex
defix
defix
verb
(obsolete) To fix or fasten; to establish.
faulx
faxan
faxed
faxed
adj
(obsolete) Having a head of hair; hairy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fax
faxen
faxes
faxes
noun
plural of fax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fax
faxon
faxun
felix
ferox
filix
fixed
fixed
adj
(dialectal, informal) Surgically rendered infertile (spayed, neutered or castrated).
(law) Of sound, recorded on a permanent medium.
(of a problem) Resolved; corrected.
Attached; affixed.
Chemically stable.
Not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same.
Repaired
Rigged; fraudulently prearranged.
Stationary.
Supplied with what one needs.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fix
fixer
fixer
noun
(criminal justice, law) A person who arranges immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion, especially as a business endeavor for profit.
(journalism) A person who assists foreign journalists in volatile countries, often providing interpretation, personal connections, and transportation services.
(photography) A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.
(real estate, US) A fixer-upper.
A person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper means.
Agent noun of fix; one who, or that which, fixes.
fixes
fixes
noun
plural of fix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fix
fixin
fixit
fixup
fixup
noun
Alternative form of fix-up
flaxy
flaxy
adj
Like flax; flaxen.
fldxt
fldxt
noun
(medicine) Abbreviation of fluid extract.
flexo
flexo
noun
flexography.
forex
forex
noun
Short for foreign exchange.
foxed
foxed
adj
Of paper, having yellowish-brown stains.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fox; baffled; outwitted.
foxer
foxer
noun
(military, historical) An acoustic decoy used to confuse acoustic homing torpedoes by mechanically generating a loud noise while being towed some distance behind a ship.
foxes
foxes
noun
plural of fox
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fox
foxie
foxie
noun
(informal) fox terrier
Diminutive of fox
foxly
foxly
adj
(archaic) Like, resembling, or characteristic of a fox; vulpine.
infix
infix
noun
(linguistics) A morpheme inserted inside an existing word, such as -bloody- in English.
(linguistics, proscribed) A morpheme that always appears between other morphemes in a word, such as -i- and -o- in English (i.e. an interfix).
verb
(transitive) To instill.
(transitive, archaic) To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in.
(transitive, linguistics) To insert a morpheme inside an existing word.