Synonyms: repair, reparation, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending
Definition: the act of putting something in working order again
Similar words: improvement
Definition: the act of improving something
Usage: their improvements increased the value of the property
Definition: (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
Similar words: preservation
Definition: a process that saves organic substances from decay
Synonyms: fixing, altering, neutering
Definition: the sterilization of an animal
Usage: they took him to the vet for neutering
Similar words: sterilisation, sterilization
Definition: the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
Synonyms: fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast
Definition: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
Similar words: restraint, constraint
Definition: a device that retards something's motion
Usage: the car did not have proper restraints fitted