English to English
firm
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adjective (a)
- Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments(noun.group)source: wordnet30
- The name, title, or style, under which a company transacts business; a partnership of two or more persons; a commercial house; as, the firm of Hope & Co.(noun)source: webster1913
adverb (r)
- with resolute determination(adv.all)Example:
We firmly believed it.
You must stand firm.
source: wordnet30
adjective satellite (s)
- marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable(adj.all)Example:
Firm convictions.
A firm mouth.
source: wordnet30 - not soft or yielding to pressure(adj.all)Example:
A firm mattress.
The snow was firm underfoot.
source: wordnet30 - not subject to revision or change(adj.all)Example:
A firm contract.
A firm offer.
source: wordnet30 - (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling(adj.all)Example:
His voice was firm and confident.
A firm step.
source: wordnet30 - not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall(adj.all)Example:
Stocks are still firm.
source: wordnet30 - securely established(adj.all)Example:
Holds a firm position as the country's leading poet.
source: wordnet30 - possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue(adj.all)Example:
Firm muscles.
source: wordnet30 - unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause(adj.all)Example:
A firm ally.
source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- become taut or tauter(verb.change)Example:
Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly.
source: wordnet30 - make taut or tauter(verb.change)source: wordnet30
- To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish.(verb)source: webster1913