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firm   (TTS Sound)

The noun firm has 1 sense

• firm, house, business firm -- (the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house")

The verb firm has 2 senses

• tauten, firm -- (become taut or tauter; "Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly"; "the rope tautened")


• tauten, firm -- (make taut or tauter; "tauten a rope")

The adj firm has 10 senses

• firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering -- (marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty")


• firm, solid -- (not soft or yielding to pressure; "a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground")


• firm, strong -- (strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope")


• firm -- (not subject to revision or change; "a firm contract"; "a firm offer")


• firm -- ((of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling; "his voice was firm and confident"; "a firm step")


• firm, steady, unfluctuating -- (not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are still firm")


• firm -- (securely established; "holds a firm position as the country's leading poet")


• firm -- (possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue; "firm muscles")


• fast, firm, immobile -- (securely fixed in place; "the post was still firm after being hit by the car")


• firm, loyal, truehearted, fast -- (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")

The adv firm has 1 sense

• firm, firmly, steadfastly, unwaveringly -- (with resolute determination; "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm")