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Words with a similar base: business_firm, firm, firmly

'firm'

[firm.n.01] as in: the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments

Examples:
he worked for a brokerage house

'firm'

[tauten.v.01] as in: become taut or tauter

Examples:
Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly
the rope tautened

'firm'

[tauten.v.02] as in: make taut or tauter

Examples:
tauten a rope

'firm'

[firm.s.01] as in: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

Examples:
firm convictions
a firm mouth
steadfast resolve
a man of unbendable perseverence
unwavering loyalty

'firm'

[firm.s.02] as in: not soft or yielding to pressure

Examples:
a firm mattress
the snow was firm underfoot
solid ground

'firm'

[firm.s.03] as in: strong and sure

Examples:
a firm grasp
gave a strong pull on the rope

'firm'

[firm.s.04] as in: not subject to revision or change

Examples:
a firm contract
a firm offer

'firm'

[firm.s.05] as in: (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling

Examples:
his voice was firm and confident
a firm step

'firm'

[firm.s.06] as in: not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall

Examples:
stocks are still firm

'firm'

[firm.s.07] as in: securely established

Examples:
holds a firm position as the country's leading poet

'firm'

[firm.s.08] as in: possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue

Examples:
firm muscles

'firm'

[fast.s.05] as in: securely fixed in place

Examples:
the post was still firm after being hit by the car

'firm'

[firm.s.10] as in: unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; ; ; - Campaign song for William Henry Harrison

Examples:
a firm ally
loyal supporters
the true-hearted soldier...of

Tippecanoe
fast friends

'firm'

[firm.r.01] as in: with resolute determination

Examples:
we firmly believed it
you must stand firm

Origins

					firm (English)
├── Firma (German)
│   └── firma (Italian)
│       └── firmare (Italian)
│           ├── firmare (Latin)
│           │   └── firmus (Latin)
│           └── firmo (Latin)
└── ferme (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── ferme (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── ferma (Latin)