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| 1. | [ noun ] (business) members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments | |
| Synonyms: | house business_firm | |
| Examples: | "he worked for a brokerage house" |
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| Related terms: | business corporation publisher dealer consulting_firm auction_house law_firm accounting_firm | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable | |
| Synonyms: | unshakable unwavering unfaltering steady unbendable steadfast | |
| Examples: | "firm convictions" "a firm mouth" "steadfast resolve" "a man of unbendable perseverence" "unwavering loyalty" |
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| Related terms: | resolute | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] not soft or yielding to pressure | |
| Synonyms: | solid | |
| Examples: | "a firm mattress" "the snow was firm underfoot" "solid ground" |
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| Related terms: | hard | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] strong and sure | |
| Synonyms: | strong | |
| Examples: | "a firm grasp" "gave a strong pull on the rope" |
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| Related terms: | forceful | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] not subject to revision or change | |
| Examples: | "a firm contract" "a firm offer" |
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| Related terms: | settled | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] securely established | |
| Synonyms: | established | |
| Examples: | "an established reputation" "holds a firm position as the country's leading poet" |
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| Related terms: | secure | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling | |
| Examples: | "his voice was firm and confident" "a firm step" |
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| Related terms: | steady | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall | |
| Synonyms: | unfluctuating steady | |
| Examples: | "stocks are still firm" |
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| Related terms: | stable | |
| 9. | [ adjective ] marked by the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue | |
| Examples: | "firm muscles" |
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| Related terms: | healthy | |
| 10. | [ adverb ] with resolute determination | |
| Synonyms: | firmly steadfastly unwaveringly | |
| Examples: | "we firmly believed it" "you must stand firm" |
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| 11. | [ adjective ] unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause | |
| Synonyms: | truehearted fast loyal | |
| Examples: | "a firm ally" "loyal supporters" "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison "fast friends" |
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| Related terms: | faithful | |
| 12. | [ adjective ] securely fixed in place | |
| Synonyms: | immobile fast | |
| Examples: | "the post was still firm after being hit by the car" |
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| Related terms: | fixed | |
| 13. | [ adjective ] pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed | |
| Synonyms: | crunchy crisp | |
| Examples: | "crisp carrot and celery sticks" "a firm apple" "crunchy lettuce" |
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| Related terms: | fresh | |
| 14. | [ verb ] become taut or tauter | |
| Synonyms: | tauten | |
| Examples: | "Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly" "the rope tautened" |
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| Related terms: | tighten | |
| 15. | [ verb ] make taut or tauter | |
| Synonyms: | tauten | |
| Examples: | "tauten a rope" |
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| Related terms: | tighten | |
| Similar spelling: |
Fiorini |
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