noun
the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
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- he worked for a brokerage house
verb
become taut or tauter
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- Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly
- the rope tautened
verb
make taut or tauter
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- tauten a rope
adjective
marked by firm determination or resolution
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- not shakable
- firm convictions
- a firm mouth
- steadfast resolve
- a man of unbendable perseverence
- unwavering loyalty
adjective
not soft or yielding to pressure
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- a firm mattress
- the snow was firm underfoot
- solid ground
adjective
strong and sure
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- a firm grasp
- gave a strong pull on the rope
adjective
not subject to revision or change
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- a firm contract
- a firm offer
adjective
(of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling
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- his voice was firm and confident
- a firm step
adjective
not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
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- stocks are still firm
adjective
securely established
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- holds a firm position as the country's leading poet
adjective
possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue
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- firm muscles
adjective
securely fixed in place
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- the post was still firm after being hit by the car
adjective
unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
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- a firm ally
- loyal supporters
- the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison
- fast friends
adverb
with resolute determination
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- we firmly believed it
- you must stand firm