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firm - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
firm
Definition
(noun) the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
Synonyms
:
business firm
,
house
Example Sentence
he worked for a brokerage house
Definition
(verb) become taut or tauter
Synonyms
:
tauten
Example Sentence
Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly
the rope tautened
Definition
(verb) make taut or tauter
Synonyms
:
tauten
Example Sentence
tauten a rope
Definition
(adj) marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
Synonyms
:
steadfast
,
steady
,
stiff
,
unbendable
,
unfaltering
,
unshakable
,
unwavering
Example Sentence
firm convictions
a firm mouth
steadfast resolve
a man of unbendable perseverence
unwavering loyalty
Definition
(adj) not soft or yielding to pressure
Synonyms
:
solid
Example Sentence
a firm mattress
the snow was firm underfoot
solid ground
Definition
(adj) strong and sure
Synonyms
:
strong
Example Sentence
a firm grasp
gave a strong pull on the rope
Definition
(adj) not subject to revision or change
Example Sentence
a firm contract
a firm offer
Definition
(adj) (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling
Example Sentence
his voice was firm and confident
a firm step
Definition
(adj) not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
Synonyms
:
steady
,
unfluctuating
Example Sentence
stocks are still firm
Definition
(adj) securely established
Example Sentence
holds a firm position as the country's leading poet
Definition
(adj) possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue
Example Sentence
firm muscles
Definition
(adj) securely fixed in place
Synonyms
:
fast
,
immobile
Example Sentence
the post was still firm after being hit by the car
Definition
(adj) unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
Synonyms
:
fast
,
loyal
,
truehearted
Example Sentence
a firm ally
loyal supporters
the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe
fast friends
Definition
(adv) with resolute determination
Synonyms
:
firmly
,
steadfastly
,
unwaveringly
Example Sentence
we firmly believed it
you must stand firm
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