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Quick definitions from WordNet (firm)
▸ noun: members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
▸ verb: make taut or tauter
▸ verb: become taut or tauter ("Yur muscles will firm when you exercise regularly")
▸ adjective: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable ("Firm convictions")
▸ adjective: not subject to revision or change ("A firm contract")
▸ adjective: not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall ("Stocks are still firm")
▸ adjective: (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling ("His voice was firm and confident")
▸ adjective: strong and sure ("A firm grasp")
▸ adjective: unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause ("A firm ally")
▸ adjective: not soft or yielding to pressure ("A firm mattress")
▸ adjective: marked by the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue ("Firm muscles")
▸ adjective: securely established ("Holds a firm position as the country's leading poet")
▸ adjective: securely fixed in place ("The post was still firm after being hit by the car")
▸ adjective: pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed ("A firm apple")
▸ adverb: with resolute determination ("We firmly believed it")
▸ Also see firms
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▸ Usage examples for firm
▸ Idioms related to firm (New!)
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▸ Popular nouns described by firm
▸ Words that often appear near firm
▸ Rhymes of firm
▸ Invented words related to firm
▸ noun: members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
▸ verb: make taut or tauter
▸ verb: become taut or tauter ("Yur muscles will firm when you exercise regularly")
▸ adjective: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable ("Firm convictions")
▸ adjective: not subject to revision or change ("A firm contract")
▸ adjective: not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall ("Stocks are still firm")
▸ adjective: (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling ("His voice was firm and confident")
▸ adjective: strong and sure ("A firm grasp")
▸ adjective: unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause ("A firm ally")
▸ adjective: not soft or yielding to pressure ("A firm mattress")
▸ adjective: marked by the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue ("Firm muscles")
▸ adjective: securely established ("Holds a firm position as the country's leading poet")
▸ adjective: securely fixed in place ("The post was still firm after being hit by the car")
▸ adjective: pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed ("A firm apple")
▸ adverb: with resolute determination ("We firmly believed it")
▸ Also see firms
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to firm
▸ Usage examples for firm
▸ Idioms related to firm (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing firm
▸ Popular nouns described by firm
▸ Words that often appear near firm
▸ Rhymes of firm
▸ Invented words related to firm