fixture

fix·ture (fiks′c̸hər)

noun

anything firmly in place
any of the fittings or furniture of a house, store, etc. attached to the building and, ordinarily, considered legally a part of it bathroom fixtures
any person or thing that has remained in a situation or place so long as to seem fixed there
Chiefly Brit. a well-established, regularly occurring sports or social event

Etymology: < ME fixure (< LL fixura < L fixus: see fix), altered by analogy with mixture

Personal property that is attached to a structure or to land in such a way as to be considered a part of it.

Items attached to premises by a tenant for purposes of conducting a business; for example, ovens in a restaurant.

Converse of object

rearrange: They could have rearranged the fixture with Coventry but decided early in the week to go ahead and play.
postpone: LADIES Although the season was sparse, there were still many postponed fixtures however all the fixtures were actually played ( no walkovers ).
cancel: Canceled fixtures do not count toward the suspension which is to begin from July 15th 2006.

Adjective modifier

permanent: They are not only permanent fixtures of our way of life, they also provide our security policies with a moral compass.
midweek: The Chief Executive wondered whether changing from a Saturday to a midweek fixture make any difference in order to create some flexibility.
re-arranged: Pakistan then claimed a convincing win in the re-arranged fixture.
corresponding: Here's how I started last year's report on the corresponding fixture: My first home game of the season.
forthcoming: Provisional details of the forthcoming fixtures are listed below.
remaining: The remaining fixture against Saracens will be played at Marlow RFC on Monday April 5th at 7.30pm.

Modifies a noun

list: The FA Cup caused a reduced Premier Division fixture list with only FOUR matches played.
congestion: With reference to the fixture congestion, Mourinho commented that he " saw some players making mistakes that they normally don't do " .
secretary: The Referee does not decide the date of any replays - the League fixture secretary does this.

Noun used with modifier

pre-season: There are some attractive pre-season fixtures lined up too.
league: The final league fixture was held at Glasgow on 24 th July.
sporting: Many activities were subsidized, and travel to sporting fixtures was free.
lighting: Osborne needed small, lightweight, high brightness, low power lighting fixtures able to run off one 13 Amp ring main!
plumbing: It appeared to be constructed like today's plumbing fixtures.
opening: Spencer Prior is due to play a part in City's opening reserve team fixture of the new season.

Possessives

afternoon: Confirmation of the starting eleven and substitutes named for this afternoon's fixture away to Plymouth Argyle.

Preposition: in

calendar: We fully expect the awards event to become a firm annual fixture in the polo calendar.

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