(v. t.) To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to; to fix to any part of; as, to affix a syllable to a word; to affix a seal to an instrument; to affix one's name to a writing.
(v. t.) To fix or fasten in any way; to attach physically.
(v. t.) To attach, unite, or connect with; as, names affixed to ideas, or ideas affixed to things; to affix a stigma to a person; to affix ridicule or blame to any one.
(v. t.) To fix or fasten figuratively; -- with on or upon; as, eyes affixed upon the ground.
(n.) That which is affixed; an appendage; esp. one or more letters or syllables added at the end of a word; a suffix; a postfix.
Example Sentences:
(1) This is best accomplished with a continuous stream of normal saline from a 1-I bag which is attached to an intravenous line with a 16-gauge Teflon catheter placement sleeve affixed to the distal end of the line.
(2) A device for computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous punctures that is not affixed to the patient and can be used even when the gantry is tilted was developed and tested.
(3) We propose a linguistic analysis of the correlation in terms of Kiparsky's (1982, 1985) level-ordering model plus an additional ordering condition on affixes: default (regular) affixes cannot serve as input to compounding processes.
(4) The correlation was similar if the meter was affixed instead directly to the scalp with collodion gel, and the clinical reliability improved.
(5) A locking mechanism with a suture affixed to the distal portion of the mushroom tip is described.
(6) The group antigen did not affix to mouse erythrocytes in vivo.
(7) By contrast, monolayer-coated dimyristoyl-PC magnetic structures are inferior with respect to both their reactivation potency and their ability to strongly affix cytochrome-c oxidase and to improve the thermal stability of the enzyme.
(8) The Antelope on Mitcham Road has a choice of three open fires where you can affix your undergarments.
(9) Photos of the first president hang from branches, have been affixed to tea stalls, and even encircle a giant banner showing Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, dressed as Hitler.
(10) Radiopaque markers of 4 mm diameter were affixed to the pharyngeal wall by suction.
(11) Based on longitudinal data from impaired and unimpaired monolingual German-speaking children, we find a striking, statistically significant correlation: plural affixes that are used in overregularizations, namely -n or -s, are left out within compounds.
(12) An external localizing device, consisting of a series of tubes visible on MR, is affixed to an individually fitted thermoplastic mask.
(13) In this study the transverse flexural stiffnesses of five preformed arch wires were quantified in each of three activation directions at five separate sites on simulated dental arches to which appliances were affixed.
(14) In previous studies it was shown that fixed platelets bearing covalently-bound fibrinogen participate passively in release-related aggregation, and that thrombospondin is the released compound which specifically and selectively recognizes the affixed fibrinogen.
(15) The revisions were performed not for aseptic loosening but for causes in which all the implants were securely affixed to bone.
(16) The in vitro experiment involved palladium 103 seeds placed into a Silastic seed holder, which was affixed into standard 14-mm gold eye plaques.
(17) Availability of distinctive cues affixed on the objects' sides facilitated solution of the symmetrical orientations.
(18) RNA polymerase bound last to form a preinitiation complex, but it was less stably affixed than any of the factors.
(19) While affixing your e-signature to an online petition is a new and somewhat direct way to "petition your government for a redress of grievances", I am most concerned with advocating for more immediate and effective manners of protest.
(20) Facebook Twitter Pinterest The end of the paper tax disc Facebook Twitter Pinterest After more than 90 years affixed to British motorists’ cars, the tax disc is no longer needed from today.
Brawl
Definition:
(v. i.) To quarrel noisily and outrageously.
(v. i.) To complain loudly; to scold.
(v. i.) To make a loud confused noise, as the water of a rapid stream running over stones.
(n.) A noisy quarrel; loud, angry contention; a wrangle; a tumult; as, a drunken brawl.
Example Sentences:
(1) On 23 June, the Cleveland linebacker Ausar Walcott was charged with attempted murder following a brawl in a bar; three days later, the New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was arrested on suspicion of shooting a man dead.
(2) Joyce was arrested in March after being allegedly involved in a brawl at a bar at the House of Commons, but prosecutors took no action against him.
(3) A randomised trial was conducted to assess the value of sending a mobile coronary care unit (MCCU) to all emergency calls other than those for children or for patients injured in road-traffic accidents or brawls.
(4) Uefa has charged both nations following the ensuing mass brawl but the controversy continued on Thursday.
(5) Not only is Corbyn not being granted a honeymoon, relatives are determined to have a brawl at the wedding.
(6) When these two men-children confronted one another with violent intent in a press conference at the Olympiahalle, less than an hour after Chisora's sanctioned brawl with Vitali Klitschko, they knew exactly what they were doing.
(7) (One witness to the encounter described the two leaders as like "lads looking for a brawl outside a pub on a Friday night").
(8) Cue mass brawl after the inevitable German penalty shoot-out victory.
(9) There have also been mass escapes, countless self-harm attempts and brawls leading to one guard being suspended, according to incident logs obtained under freedom of information laws.
(10) Rose, who sparked the first brawl after clashing with Willian and was booked, said he was sorry for how the game may have looked to young viewers.
(11) He said he believed a brawl was breaking out when “all of a sudden a guy comes up with a knife ... stabs me there [motioning to his neck] I push him off and blood is going everywhere”.
(12) The Lapland New Forest attraction drew criticism back in 2008, with its brawling elves, sad-looking animals and muddy grotto.
(13) Cracks appear in cabinet as same-sex marriage splits Abbott's frontbench Read more The rolling brawl caps off a terrible week for the Abbott government, with the instability set to roll on into next week’s new parliamentary session.
(14) In 36% the situation was characterized by brawling or chasing.
(15) For a few minutes the brawling was as pronounced as at any England game in recent years and, though riot police arrived to divide the two sets of supporters, trouble flared again after Barkley’s deflected shot had given England the lead.
(16) A drunken brawl was in progress and as Cohn opened the cab door one of the guys reeled over the gutter and threw up over his trouser leg.
(17) During the ensuing brawl with the audience, eight people were injured.
(18) Law graduate 1954-55 Served in Indochina as paratroop lieutenant 1956 Youngest French MP (Poujadist movement), volunteer lieutenant in Algeria 1957 Implicated in French army torture during a three-month tour of duty in Algeria 1958 Loses right eye in electoral brawl, defeated in general elections 1972 Establishes the National Front party 1974 Polls 0.62% (190,000 votes) in presidential election 1976 Inherits fortune from NF supporter after court battle 1984 Becomes MEP 1986 MP (loses seat in 1988) 1987 Claims that Nazi concentration camps were 'a mere detail' of second world war 1990 Fined the equivalent of £160,000 for incitement to racial hatred 2000 Banned from holding political office for a year after attacking a woman Socialist candidate 2002 Polled 18%(5.5 million votes) in presidential election
(19) Uefa has charged the Serbian and Albanian Football Associations after the brawl involving players, supporters and stewards was sparked by a drone carrying the insignia of so-called “Greater Albania”, with the governing body expected to enforce heavy sanctions.
(20) As for the man in the middle of the brawl, he was among the few people remaining calm.