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Firm

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What's The Definition Of Firm?
[n] members of a business organization; "he worked for a brokerage house"
[adv] with resolute determination; "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm" [adj] securely fixed in place; "the post was still firm after being hit by the car" [adj] strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope" [adj] 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" [adj] pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed; "crisp carrot and celery sticks"; "a firm apple"; "crunchy lettuce" [adj] not soft or yielding to pressure; "a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground" [adj] marked by the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue; "firm muscles" [adj] marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [adj] securely established; "an established reputation"; "holds a firm position as the country's leading poet" [adj] not subject to revision or change; "a firm contract"; "a firm offer" [adj] not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are still firm" [adj] (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling; "his voice was firm and confident"; "a firm step" [v] make taut or tauter; "tauten a rope" [v] become taut or tauter Synonyms | Synonyms for Firm: business firm | crisp | crunchy | established | faithful | fast | fast(a) | firmly | fixed | forceful | fresh | hard | healthy | house | immobile | loyal | resolute | secure | settled | solid | stable | steadfast | steadfastly | steady | strong | tauten | truehearted | unbendable | unfaltering | unfluctuating | unshakable | unwavering | unwaveringly Related Terms | Find terms related to Firm: abiding | accepted | adamant | adamantine | agency | airtight | aktiebolag | Aktiengesellschaft | anchored | anneal | approved | at a standstill | atelier | authentic | authoritative | balance | balanced | ballast | barbershop | beauty parlor | beauty shop | bench | body corporate | bonded | bristling | bulky | business | business establishment | butcher shop | calcify | calculable | callous | canonical | cartel | case harden | cast-iron | cemented | Central Intelligence Agency | certain | chamber of commerce | changeless | Christian | CIA | close | close-knit | close-textured | close-woven | combine | commercial enterprise | compact | compacted | compagnie | company | compressed | concentrated | concern | concrete | condensed | congested | conglomerate | conglomerate corporation | consistent | consolidate | consolidated | consolidating company | consortium | constant | continuing | conventional | cool | copartnership | cornify | corporate body | corporation | correct | counterbalance | crammed | crammed full | crawling | crowded | customary | decided | decisive | definite | dense | dependable | desk | determine | determined | devoted | diversified corporation | dogged | dour | durable | dustproof | dusttight | enduring | enterprise | establish | established | establishment | evangelical | exact | explicit | facility | fail-safe | faithful | faithworthy | fast | fastened | fiducial | firm as Gibraltar | firm up | firmly | fixed | fixedly | flat | flinty | fossilize | freeze | frozen | full | fundamentalist | gasproof | gastight | glued | gluey | going | grim | guaranteed | hard | hard-core | harden | harmless | heavy | hermetic | hermetically sealed | hidebound | hold | holding company | house | immobile | immobilize | immotile | immotive | immovable | immutable | impenetrable | impermeable | imperturbable | implacable | impliable | in equilibrium | indurate | industry | inelastic | inexorable | inflexible | infrangible | installation | institution | intact | intransigent | invincible | inviolate | invulnerable | iron | ironbound | ironclad | ironhanded | irreconcilable | irremovable | jammed | jam-packed | joint-stock association | joint-stock company | keep | lapidify | lasting | lightproof | lighttight | literal | lithify | loft | loyal | made of iron | marble-constant | massive | moored | muscle-bound | nail down | never-failing | nonporous | obdurate | obstinate | of the faith | oilproof | oiltight | operating company | organization | orthodox | orthodoxical | ossify | outfit | packed | parlor | partnership | pat | permanent | perpetual | persistent | petrify | pin down | plunderbund | pokerlike | pool | populous | positive | predictable | prevailing | procrustean | proper | proprietorship | public utility | purist | puristic | puritan | puritanic | quiescent | rainproof | raintight | ramrodlike | received | relentless | reliable | remaining | renitent | resolute | resolve | resolved | retain | right | rigid | rigorist | rigoristic | rigorous | riskless | rockbound | rock-ribbed | rodlike | rugged | scriptural | sealed | secure | serried | set | set on | set up | set upon | settle down | settled | shop | shut fast | smokeproof | smoketight | snug | solid | solidify | solidly | sot | sound | specific | stabilitate | stabilize | stable | standard | standpat | starched | starchy | stated | static | stationary | staunch | staying | steadfast | steadfastly | steady | steel | steely | stern | stick | stiff | stiff as buckram | stipulated | stock company | stormproof | stormtight | stout | straightlaced | straitlaced | strict | strong | stubborn | stuck | studio | sturdy | substantial | sure | surefire | sustained | swarming | sweatshop | syndicate | taped | taut | teeming | temper | tenacious | tense | textual | thick | thick-growing | thickset | tight | tightly | torpid | tough | toughen | trade association | traditional | traditionalistic | transfix | true | true-blue | trust | trustworthy | trusty | unaffected | unalterable | unaltered | unbending | unbreakable | unchangeable | unchanged | unchanging | unchecked | uncompromising | undangerous | undeflectable | undestroyed | undeviating | unfading | unfailing | unfaltering | unflappable | unflinching | ungiving | unhazardous | unmovable | unmoved | unmoving | unperilous | unprecarious | unqualified | unrelaxed | unrelenting | unrisky | unshakable | unshakeable | unshaken | unshifting | unswerving | unvaried | unvarying | unwavering | unyielding | utility | virgate | viscid | viscose | viscous | vitrify | warranteed | waterproof | water-repellant | watertight | wedged | well-balanced | well-built | well-constructed | well-founded | well-grounded | well-made | windproof | windtight | without nerves | work site | work space | workbench | workhouse | working space | workplace | workroom | workshop | worktable See Also | accounting firm | auction house | business | business concern | business organisation | business organization | concern | consulting company | consulting firm | dealer | fasten | law firm | publisher | publishing company | publishing firm | publishing house | tighten Firm In Webster's Dictionary \Firm\, a. [Compar. {Firmer}; superl. {Firmest}.] [OE.
ferme, F. ferme, fr.L. firmus; cf. Skr. dharman support, law,
order, dh? to hold fast, carry. Cf. {Farm}, {Throne}.]
1. Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial;
hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm
flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.
2. Not easily excited or disturbed; unchanging in purpose;
fixed; steady; constant; stable; unshaken; not easily
changed in feelings or will; strong; as, a firm believer;
a firm friend; a firm adherent.
Under spread ensigns, moving nigh, in slow But firm
battalion. --Milton.
By one man's firm obediency fully tried. --Milton.
3. Solid; -- opposed to fluid; as, firm land.
4. Indicating firmness; as, a firm tread; a firm countenance.
Syn: Compact; dense; hard; solid; stanch; robust; strong;
sturdly; fixed; steady; resolute; constant.
\Firm\, n. [It. firma the (firm, sure, or confirming) signature or subscription, or Pg. firma signature, firm, cf. Sp. firma signature; all fr. L. firmus, adj., firm. See {Firm}, a.] 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. \Firm\, v. t. [OE. fermen to make firm, F. fermer, fr. L. firmare to make firm. See {Firm}, a.] 1. To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish. [Obs.] And Jove has firmed it with an awful nod. --Dryden. 2. To fix or direct with firmness. [Obs.] He on his card and compass firms his eye. --Spenser. |
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