firm
the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments (Freq. 26)
- he worked for a brokerage house
• Syn:
house, business firm
• Hypernyms:
business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation
• Hyponyms:
corporation, corp, accounting firm, consulting firm, consulting company,
consulting company, publishing house, publishing firm, publishing company, dealer,
law firm, auction house
1. become taut or tauter
- Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly
- the rope tautened
• Syn:
tauten
• Hypernyms:
tighten
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. make taut or tauter
- tauten a rope
• Syn:
tauten
• Hypernyms:
tighten, fasten
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
1. marked by firm determination or resolution;
not shakable (Freq. 12)
- firm convictions
- a firm mouth
- steadfast resolve
- a man of unbendable perseverence
- unwavering loyalty
• Syn:
steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering,
unshakable, unwavering
• Similar to:
resolute
• Derivationally related forms:
stiffness (for: stiff), steadiness (for: steady), steadfastness (for: steadfast), firmness
2. not soft or yielding to pressure (Freq. 6)
- a firm mattress
- the snow was firm underfoot
- solid ground
• Syn:
solid
• Similar to:
hard
• Derivationally related forms:
solidness (for: solid), solidity (for: solid), firmness
3. strong and sure (Freq. 6)
- a firm grasp
- gave a strong pull on the rope
• Syn:
strong
• Similar to:
forceful
4. not subject to revision or change (Freq. 4)
- a firm contract
- a firm offer
• Similar to:
settled
5. (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling (Freq. 2)
- his voice was firm and confident
- a firm step
• Similar to:
steady
6. not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall (Freq. 2)
- stocks are still firm
• Syn:
steady, unfluctuating
• Similar to:
stable
• Derivationally related forms:
firmness
7. securely established (Freq. 2)
- holds a firm position as the country's leading poet
• Similar to:
secure
8. possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue (Freq. 1)
- firm muscles
• Similar to:
healthy
• Derivationally related forms:
firmness
9. securely fixed in place
- the post was still firm after being hit by the car
• Syn:
fast, immobile
• Similar to:
fixed
• Derivationally related forms:
immobility (for: immobile), firmness, fastness (for: fast)
10. unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
- a firm ally
- loyal supporters
- "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison
- fast friends
• Syn:
loyal, truehearted, fast
• Similar to:
faithful
• Derivationally related forms:
firmness
with resolute determination (Freq. 1)
- we firmly believed it
- you must stand firm
• Syn:
firmly, steadfastly, unwaveringly
• Derived from adjective:
unwavering (for: unwaveringly), steadfast (for: steadfastly), firm (for: firmly)
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