firm

(noun) the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments. Synonyms: house, business firm. Example: "He worked for a brokerage house."

(verb) become taut or tauter. Synonyms: tauten. Examples: "Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly." "The rope tautened."

(verb) make taut or tauter. Synonyms: tauten. Example: "Tauten a rope."

(adj) marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable. Synonyms: steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering. Examples: "Firm convictions." "A firm mouth." "Steadfast resolve." "A man of unbendable perseverence." "Unwavering loyalty."

(adj) not soft or yielding to pressure. Synonyms: solid. Examples: "A firm mattress." "The snow was firm underfoot." "Solid ground."

(adj) strong and sure. Synonyms: strong. Examples: "A firm grasp." "Gave a strong pull on the rope."

(adj) not subject to revision or change. Examples: "A firm contract." "A firm offer."

(adj) (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling. Examples: "His voice was firm and confident." "A firm step."

(adj) not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall. Synonyms: steady, unfluctuating. Example: "Stocks are still firm."

(adj) securely established. Example: "Holds a firm position as the country's leading poet."

(adj) possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue. Example: "Firm muscles."

(adj) securely fixed in place. Synonyms: fast, immobile. Example: "The post was still firm after being hit by the car."

(adj) unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause. Synonyms: loyal, truehearted, fast(prenominal). Examples: "A firm ally." "Loyal supporters." "The true-hearted soldier...of tippecanoe"- campaign song for william henry harrison." "Fast friends."

(adv) with resolute determination. Synonyms: firmly, steadfastly, unwaveringly. Examples: "We firmly believed it." "You must stand firm."