· the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house"

Synonym(s): house, business_firm

Hypernym(s): business, concern, business_concern, business_organization, business_organisation

· become taut or tauter; "Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly"; "the rope tautened"

Synonym(s): tauten

Hypernym(s): tighten

· make taut or tauter; "tauten a rope"

Synonym(s): tauten

Hypernym(s): tighten, fasten

· marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"

Synonym(s): steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering

· not soft or yielding to pressure; "a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground"

Synonym(s): solid

· strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope"

Synonym(s): strong

· not subject to revision or change; "a firm contract"; "a firm offer"

· (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling; "his voice was firm and confident"; "a firm step"

· not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are still firm"

Synonym(s): steady, unfluctuating

· securely established; "holds a firm position as the country's leading poet"

· possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue; "firm muscles"

· securely fixed in place; "the post was still firm after being hit by the car"

Synonym(s): fast, immobile

· 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"

Synonym(s): loyal, truehearted, fast

· with resolute determination; "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm"

Synonym(s): firmly, steadfastly, unwaveringly