firm

[fɜːrm]

Definition:
1. A business or company.
2. Not easy to press into a different shape.
3. Not likely to change.
4. Strongly fixed in place.

Use 'firm' in a sentence:

1. She quickly turned away as I felt firm hands on my shoulder shove me back into the hard wall.
2. Uncertainty also makes firms more likely to employ temporary workers rather than take on new permanent staff.
3. Although the Yakutians are a minority, they have firm control of the territory.
4. Cotton prices remain firm and demand is strong.
5. The couple met about two years ago and soon became firm friends.
6. He took my hand with a firm grip and, bringing his face right up close to mine, stared me straight in the eyes for several seconds, as though drinking in every detail of my face.
7. He started on the dishes again, making sure he kept a firm grip on every dish.
8. Had the government acted in time with a firm determination, the calamity would have been averted?
9. In addition to Trinity Academy, firm plans already exist for another seven academies across Yorkshire including two in Bradford.
10. 'I stepped on what I thought was firm ground and I sank until my ankles,' she said.
11. Katherine was again conscious of his strength through the firm grip he took of her hand.
12. Firm more soil over the roots and water thoroughly.
13. She had to be firm with him. 'I don't want to see you again.'
14. The quick handshake was firm and cool.
15. If you have to climb up, use a firm platform or a sturdy ladder.
16. The firm's employees were expecting large bonuses.
17. He sleeps better on a firm bed.
18. When something is firm, it is solid but not too hard.
19. Before, he would go to the firm on foot.
20. My uncle manages a firm.
21. Mari works for a large firm.
22. he was unable to establish the store on a firm financial footing.
23. No building can stand without firm foundations.
24. I was very firm about what I wanted.