firm : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: firm	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for firm
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
firm adv with resolute determination; "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm" Synonym(s): firm, firmly, steadfastly, unwaveringly adj marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" Synonym(s): firm, 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): firm, solid strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope" Synonym(s): firm, 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): firm, 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, firm, 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): firm, loyal, truehearted, fast(a) n the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house" Synonym(s): firm, house, business firm v become taut or tauter; "Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly"; "the rope tautened" Synonym(s): tauten, firm make taut or tauter; "tauten a rope" Synonym(s): tauten, firm
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Firm \Firm\, n. [It. firma the (firm, sure, or confirming) signature or subscription, or Pg. firma signature, firm, cf. Sp. firma signature; all fr. L. firmus, adj., firm. See {Firm}, a.] The name, title, or style, under which a company transacts business; a partnership of two or more persons; a commercial house; as, the firm of Hope & Co.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Firm \Firm\, v. t. [OE. fermen to make firm, F. fermer, fr. L. firmare to make firm. See {Firm}, a.] 1. To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish. [Obs.] And Jove has firmed it with an awful nod. --Dryden. 2. To fix or direct with firmness. [Obs.] He on his card and compass firms his eye. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Firm \Firm\, a. [Compar. {Firmer}; superl. {Firmest}.] [OE. ferme, F. ferme, fr.L. firmus; cf. Skr. dharman support, law, order, dh[?] to hold fast, carry. Cf. {Farm}, {Throne}.] 1. Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood. 2. Not easily excited or disturbed; unchanging in purpose; fixed; steady; constant; stable; unshaken; not easily changed in feelings or will; strong; as, a firm believer; a firm friend; a firm adherent. Under spread ensigns, moving nigh, in slow But firm battalion. --Milton. By one man's firm obediency fully tried. --Milton. 3. Solid; -- opposed to fluid; as, firm land. 4. Indicating firmness; as, a firm tread; a firm countenance. Syn: Compact; dense; hard; solid; stanch; robust; strong; sturdly; fixed; steady; resolute; constant.