firm

Adjective

• 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
    

• securely fixed in place
  • the post was still firm after being hit by the car
    

• possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue
  • firm muscles
    

• securely established
  • holds a firm position as the country's leading poet
    

• not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
  • stocks are still firm
    

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

• not subject to revision or change
  • a firm contract
    
  • a firm offer
    

• strong and sure
  • a firm grasp
    
  • gave a strong pull on the rope
    

• not soft or yielding to pressure
  • a firm mattress
    
  • the snow was firm underfoot
    
  • solid ground
    

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

Adverb

• with resolute determination
  • we firmly believed it
    
  • you must stand firm
    

Noun

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

Verb

• make taut or tauter
  • tauten a rope
    

• become taut or tauter
  • Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly
    
  • the rope tautened
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  loyal , truehearted , fast(a) , fast , immobile , steady , unfluctuating , strong , solid , steadfast , stiff , unbendable , unfaltering , unshakable , unwavering , firmly , steadfastly , unwaveringly , house , business firm , tauten