Definitions
How to pronounce firm:
Firm - as a noun
The members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
Example: "He worked for a brokerage house"
Firm - as an adverb
With resolute determination
Example: "We firmly believed it"
Firm - as an adjective satellite
Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
Example: "Firm convictions"
Not subject to revision or change
Example: "A firm contract"
(of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling
Example: "His voice was firm and confident"
Not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
Example: "Stocks are still firm"
Securely established
Example: "Holds a firm position as the country's leading poet"
Possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue
Example: "Firm muscles"
Securely fixed in place
Example: "The post was still firm after being hit by the car"
Unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
Example: "A firm ally"
Firm - as a verb
Firm - as an adjective
Steadfast, secure, solid (in position)
Example: "It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands."
Fixed (in opinion)
Example: "He was firm that selling his company would a good choice and didn't let anyone talk him out of it."
Durable, rigid (material state)
Example: "Firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood; firm land (i.e. not soft and marshy)"
Example Sentences
Word Game Points
FIRM has a SCRABBLE points total of 9.
FIRM has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 10.
FIRM has a WORDFEUD points total of 9.
