| DEIXIS | • deixis n. (Linguistics) The use of a word, such as a pronoun, to refer to something that must be identified from… • DEIXIS n. (Greek) use of words relating to the utterer's time and place. |
| DIXIES | • dixies n. Plural of dixie. • DIXIE n. (Hindi) a military cooking-pot, also DIXY. |
| DIXITS | • DIXIT n. (Latin) an utterance or statement (quoted as) already made. |
| ELIXIR | • elixir n. (Alchemy) A liquid which converts lead to gold. • elixir n. (Alchemy) A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life. • elixir n. (By extension) The alleged cure for all ailments; cure-all, panacea. |
| FIXING | • fixing n. The act of subverting (fixing) a vote. • fixing n. (UK, usually in the plural) Something to aid attachment during construction (screws, wall plugs, etc). • fixing n. See fixings. |
| FIXITS | • fix-its n. Plural of fix-it. • FIXIT n. a person known for fixing things. |
| FIXITY | • fixity n. (Uncountable) The state or condition of being fixed. • fixity n. (Countable) Something fixed. • fixity n. (Programming) The position of an operator relative to its operand (prefix, postfix) or operands (infix). |
| FIXIVE | • fixive adj. (Obsolete) fixative. • FIXIVE adj. acting to fix a photographic image. |
| MIXIER | • mixier adj. Comparative form of mixy: more mixy. • MIXY adj. mixed. |
| MIXING | • mixing v. Present participle of mix. • mixing n. The act, or the result of making a mixture. • mixing adj. (Statistics) Of a stochastic process, to be asymptotically independent (in a precise mathematical sense). |
| NIXIES | • nixies n. Plural of nixie. • nixies n. Plural of nixy. • NIXY n. a female nix or malignant water-spirit, also NIXIE. |
| NIXING | • nixing v. Present participle of nix. • NIX v. to veto. |
| PIXIES | • pixies n. Plural of pixie. • PIXIE n. a small fairy, also PISKY. |
| SIXISH | • sixish n. (Colloquial) Any time close to six o’clock. • SIXISH adj. around six years of age. |