Fix and Need

Fix

Fix noun - A difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape.

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Need and fix are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Need" instead a noun "Fix".

Nearby Words: fixed, fixing, fixate, fixer

Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.

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Fix and need are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fix" instead a noun "Need".

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

good	good fix	good need
long	long fix	long need
particular	particular fix	particular need
current	current fix	current need
Other adjectives: single, obvious, strong, real, little, bad, new, possible.

The Order of the Stick: Elan in this strip apparently sent all the party's weapons to fix up, because they won't need them while they are staying in a hotel anyway.

Source: Always Need What You Gave Up
However, because Janeway changed the past, the Omega Crisis that older alternate Janeway would have solved remains unresolved, and the universe is threatened that way, meaning there's need for a fix.

Source: Franchise / Star Trek Novel Verse
It's not entirely impossible to navigate, but you need ridiculously specific timing to fix it and even then the bridge may fall back down just before you fix it in place.

Source: Video Game / LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

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