firm

firm is a 4-letter English word with 21 senses as adjective, noun, verb, and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 10 · 21 senses

Definitions

1. superlative. Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.
2. superlative. 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.
3. superlative. Solid; -- opposed to fluid; as, firm land.
4. superlative. Indicating firmness; as, a firm tread; a firm countenance.
5. adjective. 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.
6. adjective. To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish.
7. adjective. To fix or direct with firmness.
8. noun. the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments

   "he worked for a brokerage house"

   Synonyms: house

9. verb. make taut or tauter

   "tauten a rope"

   Synonyms: tauten

10. verb. become taut or tauter

    "Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly"

    "the rope tautened"

    Synonyms: tauten

11. adjective. strong and sure

    "a firm grasp"

    "gave a strong pull on the rope"

    Synonyms: strong

12. adjective. unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison

    "a firm ally"

    "loyal supporters"

    Synonyms: fast, loyal, truehearted

13. adjective. securely fixed in place

    "the post was still firm after being hit by the car"

    Synonyms: fast, immobile

14. adjective. not soft or yielding to pressure

    "a firm mattress"

    "the snow was firm underfoot"

    Synonyms: solid

15. adjective. possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue

    "firm muscles"

16. adjective. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

    "firm convictions"

    "a firm mouth"

    Synonyms: steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering

17. adjective. securely established

    "holds a firm position as the country's leading poet"

18. adjective. not subject to revision or change

    "a firm contract"

    "a firm offer"

19. adjective. not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall

    "stocks are still firm"

    Synonyms: steady, unfluctuating

20. adjective. (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling

    "his voice was firm and confident"

    "a firm step"

21. adverb. with resolute determination

    "we firmly believed it"

    "you must stand firm"

    Synonyms: firmly, steadfastly, unwaveringly

Synonyms

house, tauten, strong, fast, loyal, truehearted, immobile, solid, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering, unfluctuating, firmly, steadfastly, unwaveringly

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in firm:

fmri, frim

Common word forms

firms, firmed, firmer, firmly, firmest, firming, firmity, firmless, firmness

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