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Definitions of 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
Example: "Yur muscles will firm when you exercise regularly"
adjective: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
Example: "Firm convictions"
adjective: not subject to revision or change
Example: "A firm contract"
adjective: not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
Example: "Stocks are still firm"
adjective: (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling
Example: "His voice was firm and confident"
adjective: strong and sure
Example: "A firm grasp"
adjective: unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
Example: "A firm ally"
adjective: not soft or yielding to pressure
Example: "A firm mattress"
adjective: marked by the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue
Example: "Firm muscles"
adjective: securely established
Example: "Holds a firm position as the country's leading poet"
adjective: securely fixed in place
Example: "The post was still firm after being hit by the car"
adjective: pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed
Example: "A firm apple"
adverb: with resolute determination
Example: "We firmly believed it"

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Words and phrases that have a meaning related to firm: (194 results)
Synonyms:
business firm, crisp, crunchy, established, faithful, fast, 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

More general:
business, business concern, business organization, concern, fasten, tighten

More specific:
accounting firm, auction house, consulting company, consulting firm, dealer, law firm, publisher, publishing company, publishing firm, publishing house

Often used in the same context:
company, consume, corporation

Appears in the definition of:
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