Firm definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary FIRM, a. ferm. [L. firmus. This is the root of L ... of bodies, it signifies closely compressed; compact; hard; solid; as firm flesh; firm muscles; some species of wood are more firm than others; a cloth of firm texture. 2. Fixed; steady; constant; stable; unshaken; not easily ...
firm up definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: arrange firmly; "firm up one's plans" Collin's Cobuild Dictionary 1. If you firm up something or if it firms up, it becomes firmer and more solid. This treatment helps tone the body, firm up muscles and tighten the skin... I now go swimming five times a week, which helps firm me up... The mixture will seem too wet at this stage, but it will firm up when chilled. PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not ...
stand firm definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: stand up ... to somebody or something [syn: resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm] [ant: give up, surrender] 2: refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief [syn: stand pat, stand firm, hold firm, stand fast] Collin's Cobuild Dictionary see firm
securities firm definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a stock ... act as intermediary between buyer and seller [syn: brokerage, brokerage firm, securities firm]
brokerage firm definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a stock ... act as intermediary between buyer and seller [syn: brokerage, brokerage firm, securities firm]
business firm definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the members ... or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house" [syn: firm, house, business firm]
consulting firm definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee [syn: consulting firm, consulting company]
publishing firm definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a firm in the publishing business [syn: publisher, publishing house, publishing firm, publishing company]
... tight; as, make fast the door; take fast hold. 2. Firm; immovable. Who by his strength, setteth fast the mountains. Psalms ... Close, as sleep; deep; sound; as a fast sleep. 6. Firm in adherence; as a fast friend. Fast and loose, variable ... fast] 8: securely fixed in place; "the post was still firm after being hit by the car" [syn: fast, firm, immobile] 9: unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends" [syn: firm, loyal, truehearted, fast] 10: (of a photographic lens or ...
removal firm definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a company ... site to another [syn: mover, public mover, moving company, removal firm, removal company]
... Webster's 1828 Dictionary CONFIRM, v.t. [L., to make firm. See Firm.] 1. To make firm, or more firm; to add strength to; to strengthen; as, health is confirmed ... crown to me and to mine heirs. 3. To make firm or certain; to give new assurance of truth or certainty ... an agreement, promise, covenant or title. 6. To make more firm; to strengthen; as, to confirm an opinion, a purpose ...