Dictionary Entry

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

1superlative
Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.
2superlative
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.
3superlative
Solid; -- opposed to fluid; as, firm land.
4superlative
Indicating firmness; as, a firm tread; a firm countenance.
5adjective
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.
6adjective
To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish.
7adjective
To fix or direct with firmness.
8noun
the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
"he worked for a brokerage house"
Synonyms
house
9verb
make taut or tauter
"tauten a rope"
Synonyms
tauten
10verb
become taut or tauter
"Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly"
"the rope tautened"
Synonyms
tauten
11adjective
strong and sure
"a firm grasp"
"gave a strong pull on the rope"
Synonyms
strong
12adjective
unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison
"a firm ally"
"loyal supporters"
Synonyms
fast loyal truehearted
13adjective
securely fixed in place
"the post was still firm after being hit by the car"
Synonyms
fast immobile
14adjective
not soft or yielding to pressure
"a firm mattress"
"the snow was firm underfoot"
Synonyms
solid
15adjective
possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue
"firm muscles"
16adjective
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
"firm convictions"
"a firm mouth"
Synonyms
steadfast steady stiff unbendable unfaltering unshakable unwavering
17adjective
securely established
"holds a firm position as the country's leading poet"
18adjective
not subject to revision or change
"a firm contract"
"a firm offer"
19adjective
not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
"stocks are still firm"
Synonyms
steady unfluctuating
20adjective
(of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling
"his voice was firm and confident"
"a firm step"
21adverb
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:

frim

Common word forms

firms firmed firmer firmly firmest firming firmity firmless firmness

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