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• the act of putting something in working order again

  synonym	fixfixturemendmendingrepairreparation
  derivation	fix
  hypernym	improvement
  hyponym	band aidcaredarningmaintenancepatchingquick fixquickiequickyreconstructionrestitutionrestorationupkeep

• the sterilization of an animal

  synonym	alteringneutering
  derivation	fix
  hypernym	sterilisationsterilization
  hyponym	castrationemasculationspaying

• (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body

  synonym	fixation
  derivation	fix
  domain topic	histology
  holo part	plastination
  hypernym	preservation

• restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

  synonym	fastenerfasteningholdfast
  hypernym	constraintrestraint
  hyponym	bellybandbucklebuttoncarabinercatchclaspcleatclinchclipclothes pegclothes pinclothespincorrugated fastenercottarcottercringledoweldowel pineyeletfilletgrommetgrummethair cliphook and eyejogglekarabinerknotlashinglinklinkuplocklockerloopnailnut and boltpaper fastenerpinpress studscrewsealsealsealing waxslide fastenersnapsnap fastenersnap ringstoppingtietie-intoggletoggle boltwiggle nailzipzip fastenerzipper