nnoun.groupthe members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishmentsSynset:business firm house
Examples:- he worked for a brokerage house
Hypernyms:business business concern business organisation business organization concern
Inherited Hypernyms:firmbusinessenterpriseorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:accounting firmauction houseconsulting companyconsulting firmcorpcorporationdealerlaw firmpublisherpublishing companypublishing firmpublishing house
Full Hyponyms:accounting firmauction houseboy scouts of americacar dealerclosed corporationclosely held corporationcomputer dealerconglomerateconsulting firmcorporationdealerfamily businessfederal deposit insurance corporationfederal home loan mortgage corporationfederal national mortgage associationjewelry dealerlarge caplaw firmmagazinenewspaperpublisherpublishing conglomerateshell corporationsmall captruck dealer
vverb.changebecome taut or tauterSynset:tauten
Examples:- Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly
- the rope tautened
Hypernyms:tighten
Inherited Hypernyms:tautentightenchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changemake taut or tauterSynset:tauten
Hypernyms:fasten tighten
Inherited Hypernyms:tautentightenchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
adj satadj.allmarked by firm determination or resolution; not shakableSynset:steadfast steady stiff unbendable unfaltering unshakable unwavering
Examples:- firm convictions
- a firm mouth
- steadfast resolve
- a man of unbendable perseverence
- unwavering loyalty
Antonyms:irresolute
Derivationally Related Form:stiffnessfirmnesssteadfastnesssteadiness
Inherited Hypernyms:firm
Similar to:resolute
adj satadj.allnot soft or yielding to pressureSynset:solid
Examples:- a firm mattress
- the snow was firm underfoot
- solid ground
Antonyms:soft
Derivationally Related Form:firmnesssoliditysolidness
Inherited Hypernyms:firm
Similar to:hard
adj satadj.allnot liable to fluctuate or especially to fallSynset:steady unfluctuating
Antonyms:unstable
Derivationally Related Form:firmness
Inherited Hypernyms:firm
Similar to:stable
adj satadj.allpossessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissueAntonyms:unhealthy
Derivationally Related Form:firmness
Inherited Hypernyms:firm
Similar to:healthy
adj satadj.allsecurely fixed in placeSynset:fast immobile
Examples:- the post was still firm after being hit by the car
Antonyms:unfixed
Derivationally Related Form:fastnessimmobilityfirmness
Inherited Hypernyms:fast
Similar to:fixed
adj satadj.allunwavering in devotion to friend or vow or causeSynset:fast loyal truehearted
Examples:- a firm ally
- loyal supporters
- the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe - Campaign song for William Henry Harrison
- fast friends
Antonyms:unfaithful
Derivationally Related Form:firmness
Inherited Hypernyms:firm
Similar to:faithful
advadv.allwith resolute determinationSynset:firmly steadfastly unwaveringly
Examples:- we firmly believed it
- you must stand firm
Pertainyms:steadfastunwaveringfirm
Inherited Hypernyms:firm