<B>five o'clock shadow</B> or <B>5 o'clock shadow,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a short growth of beard; stubble, especially toward the end of the day. <BR> <I>Ex. [He] sported a heavy 5 o'clock shadow for his role as Captain Ahab in Herman Melville's "Moby Dick" (Newsweek).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="fivepence">
<B>fivepence, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a sum of money of the value of five British pennies. <DD><B> 2. </B>a British coin having this value. </DL>
<A NAME="fivepenny">
<B>fivepenny, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of the amount or value of fivepence. <BR> <I>Ex. a fivepenny tax. A five-penny nail is 1 3/4 inches long, and it is so called because originally the nails cost fivepence per hundred.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="fivepercenter">
<B>five percenter,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a person who obtains government contracts for others in return for a 5 per cent fee (used to discredit a person). </DL>
<A NAME="fivepins">
<B>five-pins, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (in Canada) a game played with five wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down. </DL>
<A NAME="fiver">
<B>fiver, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) <DD><B> 1. </B>(British.) a five-pound note. <DD><B> 2. </B>(U.S.) a five-dollar bill. </DL>
<A NAME="fives">
<B>fives, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an English game like handball. </DL>
<A NAME="fivescore">
<B>fivescore, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> being five times twenty; a hundred. </DL>
<A NAME="fivescourt">
<B>fivescourt, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a court where the game of fives is played. </DL>
<A NAME="fiveshooter">
<B>five-shooter, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a revolver having five cartridge chambers. </DL>
<A NAME="fivesome">
<B>fivesome, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a group of five; a set of five things. <DD><B> 2. </B>a game or round in which five players take part. </DL>
<A NAME="fivespice">
<B>five-spice, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a powdery mixture of five common spices, sold commercially. </DL>
<A NAME="fivespot">
<B>five-spot, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(U.S. Informal.) a five-dollar bill; fiver. <DD><B> 2. </B>a playing card, domino, or part of a game having five spots or a "5" on it. </DL>
<A NAME="fivestar">
<B>five-star, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of a rank indicated by five stars on the insignia of one's uniform. <BR> <I>Ex. a five-star general or admiral.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>of the highest class; first-rate. <BR> <I>Ex. a five-star play or motion picture.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="fivestones">
<B>fivestones, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> the game of jackstones played with five stones. </DL>
<A NAME="fiveyearplan">
<B>five-year plan,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a series of government plans listing the economic goals of a country to be reached in five years. </DL>
<A NAME="fiveyearplan">
<B>Five-Year Plan,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. </B>(formerly) any one of the government plans for the economic development of the Soviet Union, the first of which was adopted in 1928. In 1958, a Seven-Year Plan replaced the Five-Year Plan. <DD><B> 2. </B>any one of various similar plans in other countries, such as in India. </DL>
<A NAME="fix">
<B>fix, </B>verb, <B>fixed</B> or <B>fixt,</B> <B>fixing,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to make firm; fasten tightly. <BR> <I>Ex. Her image was fixed in his mind. The man fixed the post in the ground. He fixed the spelling lesson in his mind.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to settle; set. <BR> <I>Ex. He fixed the price at one dollar. Did you fix a day for the picnic?</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to direct or hold steadily (eyes, attention, a camera, telescope, or a light); look at with a steady gaze. <DD><B> 4. </B>to attract and hold (the eye, attention, a camera, telescope, or a light). <DD><B> 5. </B>to make rigid. <DD><B> 6. </B>to put or place definitely. <BR> <I>Ex. She fixed the blame on the person who did the damage.</I> <DD><B> 7. </B>to treat to prevent fading or otherwise changing. <BR> <I>Ex. A dye or photograph is fixed with chemicals.</I> <DD><B> 8. </B>to set right; put in order; arrange. <BR> <I>Ex. to fix one's hair.</I> <DD><B> 9. </B>to mend; repair. <BR> <I>Ex. He fixed the broken watch.</I> <DD><B> 10. </B>(U.S.) to prepare (a meal or food). <BR> <I>Ex. to fix dinner.</I> <DD><B> 11. </B>to give someone money, etc., to decide something favorable to you instead of deciding for your opponents. <BR> <I>Ex. to fix a jury, to fix a game.</I> <DD><B> 12. </B>(Informal.) to get revenge upon; get even with; punish. <DD><B> 13. </B>(Chemistry.) to make stable by decreasing or destroying volatility, fluidity, etc. To fix nitrogen is to change it from a gas into a compound that can be used, such as a fertilizer or explosive. <DD><B> 14. </B>to prepare or preserve (an organism or tissue) for microscopic study. <DD><B> 15. </B>to castrate or spay (an animal). <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to become firm; be fastened tightly. <DD><B> 2. </B>to be directed or held steadily. <DD><B> 3. </B>to become stiff or rigid. <BR> <I>Ex. eyes fixed in death.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(U.S. Dialect.) to make ready; intend. <BR> <I>Ex. He is fixing to go fishing.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> (Informal.) <B>1. </B>a position hard to get out of; an awkward state of affairs. <BR> <I>Ex. The boy who cried "Wolf" got himself into a bad fix. If we get left on this wreck we are in a fix (Mark Twain).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the position of a ship, aircraft, satellite, radio transmitter, or stellar body, as determined by obtaining radio or other signals from two or more known points. <DD><B> 3. </B>the determining of such a position. <DD><B> 4. </B>a fixed condition; repair. <BR> <I>Ex. "They have elevators in public housing, and they're constantly getting out of fix," she said (New Yorker).</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>(U.S. Slang.) a bribe. <DD><B> 6a. </B>(Slang.) a dose of a narcotic drug. <BR> <I>Ex. These prowlers are narcotic addicts. Office thievery is the source of their next fix (Time).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>(Informal, Figurative:) <BR> <I>Ex. My addiction to the Sunday crossword puzzles was out of control. I desperately needed a "fix" (Phyllis R. Johnson).</I> <DD><B> 7. </B>a determined position or opinion. <BR> <I>Ex. to get a fix on the villain's identity.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>fix on</B> (or <B>upon</B>), </I>to decide on; choose; select. <BR> <I>Ex. Have you fixed on the date for your wedding?</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>fix up,</B> (Informal.) <DD><B> a. </B>to mend; repair. </I> <I>Ex. Fix up the hole in your stocking. They moved to the country and fixed up an old farmhouse.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>to put in order; arrange. <BR> <I>Ex. to fix up the house.</I> <DD><B> c. </B>to make oneself neat and well-dressed. <BR> <I>Ex. Wait until I get fixed up--you won't recognize me.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="fixable">
<B>fixable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be fixed. </DL>
<A NAME="fixate">
<B>fixate, </B>verb, <B>-ated,</B> <B>-ating.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to make fixed so as to establish a habit. <DD><B> 2. </B>to concentrate (one's attention) on something. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to become fixed or fixated. <DD><B> 2. </B>to have or develop an abnormal attachment or prejudice. </DL>
<A NAME="fixation">
<B>fixation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act of fixing or condition of being fixed. <DD><B> 2. </B>a treatment to prevent something from fading or otherwise changing. <BR> <I>Ex. the fixation of a photographic film.</I> <DD><B> 3a. </B>the process of making stable, especially by decreasing or destroying volatility or fluidity. <DD><B> b. </B>the process of combining nitrogen with hydrogen under high pressure to form ammonia, used in making fertilizers and explosives. <DD><B> 4a. </B>a strong emotional attachment which results in a halt at an early stage in the development of sexual desire. <DD><B> b. </B>(Psychology.) an abnormal attachment or prejudice. </DL>
<A NAME="fixative">
<B>fixative, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a substance used to prevent something from fading or otherwise changing. <DD><B> 2. </B>a liquid sprayed on pastels, charcoal drawings, collages, glossy ink prints, and the like, to fix the loose particles or keep ink from smearing. <DD><B> 3. </B><B>=hypo</B> (1). <DD><I>adj. </I> that prevents fading or change. </DL>
<A NAME="fixed">
<B>fixed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>not movable; made firm. <BR> <I>Ex. The seats in some modern classrooms are not fixed.</I> (SYN) stationary. <DD><B> 2. </B>definitely assigned; settled; set. <BR> <I>Ex. fixed charges for taxicabs.</I> (SYN) definite. <DD><B> 3. </B>steady; not moving. <BR> <I>Ex. a fixed gaze.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>made stiff or rigid. <BR> <I>Ex. She stood fixed in horror.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>(Figurative.) prearranged privately or dishonestly. <BR> <I>Ex. a fixed horse race.</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>(Chemistry.) <DD><B> a. </B>entered in a stable compound. <DD><B> b. </B>not volatile. <BR> <I>Ex. a fixed acid.</I> <DD><B> 7. </B>provided, especially with money. <BR> <I>Ex. The widow was left comfortably fixed.</I> adv. <B>fixedly.</B> noun <B>fixedness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="fixedasset">
<B>fixed asset,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a piece of land, building, or other immovable fixture, of a business; capital asset. </DL>
<A NAME="fixedbayonet">
<B>fixed bayonet,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a bayonet attached to the muzzle end of a rifle. </DL>
<A NAME="fixedcapital">
<B>fixed capital,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> capital in the form of land, buildings, or machinery which can be used recurrently without change of form or possession. </DL>
<A NAME="fixedcharge">
<B>fixed charge,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any of certain charges or expenses, such as rent, upkeep, taxes, and depreciation, that occur regularly or continuously in the operation of a business. </DL>
<A NAME="fixedidea">
<B>fixed idea,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a very persistent thought or idea, especially an obsession or delusion from which a person cannot escape. It is characteristic of certain forms of insanity. </DL>
<A NAME="fixedincome">
<B>fixed-income, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> earning at a fixed or nearly constant rate. </DL>
<A NAME="fixedliability">
<B>fixed liability,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an obligation which does not mature for at least a year. </DL>
<A NAME="fixedoil">
<B>fixed oil,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a nonvolatile natural oil, such as lard oil or linseed oil, found in the cellular membranes of animals and in the seeds, capsules, or pulp surrounding the seeds in plants. </DL>
<A NAME="fixedpitchpropeller">
<B>fixed-pitch propeller,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a propeller in which the pitch, or blade angle, is not adjustable and not variable. </DL>
