Firm vs. Strong

Firmnoun

A business partnership; the name under which it trades.

Firmnoun

A business enterprise, however organized.

Firmnoun

(slang) A criminal gang, especially based around football hooliganism.

Firmadjective

steadfast, secure, hard (in position)

Firmadjective

fixed (in opinion)

Firmadjective

solid, rigid (material state)

Firmverb

(transitive) To make firm or strong; fix securely.

Firmverb

(transitive) To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.

Firmverb

(intransitive) To become firm; stabilise.

Firmverb

(intransitive) To improve after decline.

Firmverb

To shorten (of betting odds).

Firmverb

To select (a higher education institution) as one's preferred choice, so as to enrol automatically if one's grades match the conditional offer.

Firmadjective

Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; - applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.

Firmadjective

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.

Firmadjective

Solid; - opposed to fluid; as, firm land.

Firmadjective

Indicating firmness; as, a firm tread; a firm countenance.

Firmnoun

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.

Firmverb

To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish.

Firmverb

To fix or direct with firmness.

Firmnoun

members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments;

Firmverb

become taut or tauter;

Firmverb

make taut or tauter;

Firmadjective

marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable;

Firmadjective

not soft or yielding to pressure;

Firmadjective

strong and sure;

Firmadjective

not subject to revision or change;

Firmadjective

(of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling;

Firmadjective

not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall;

Firmadjective

securely established;

Firmadjective

marked by the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue;

Firmadjective

pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed;

Firmadjective

securely fixed in place;

Firmadjective

unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause;

Firmadverb

with resolute determination;

Firmadjective

having a solid, almost unyielding surface or structure

Firmadjective

solidly in place and stable

Firmadjective

having steady but not excessive power or strength

Firmadjective

showing resolute determination and strength of character

Firmadjective

strongly felt and unlikely to change

Firmadjective

steadfast and constant

Firmadjective

decided upon and fixed or definite

Firmadjective

(of a currency, shares, etc.) having a steady value or price which is more likely to rise than fall

Firmverb

make more solid or resilient

Firmverb

fix (a plant) securely in the soil

Firmverb

make (an agreement or plan) explicit and definite

Firmverb

(of a price) rise slightly to reach a level considered secure

Firmadverb

in a resolute and determined manner

Firmnoun

a business concern, especially one involving a partnership of two or more people

Firmnoun

a group of hospital doctors working as a team, headed by a consultant.

Firmnoun

an organized group of football supporters known for their aggressive attitudes towards rival fans.

Strongadjective

Capable of producing great physical force.

Strongadjective

Capable of withstanding great physical force.

Strongadjective

(of water, wind, etc.) Having a lot of power.

Strongadjective

Determined; unyielding.

Strongadjective

Highly stimulating to the senses.

Strongadjective

Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.

Strongadjective

Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.

Strongadjective

(specifically) Having a high alcoholic content.

Strongadjective

(grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.

Strongadjective

(chemistry) That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.

Strongadjective

(military) Not easily subdued or taken.

Strongadjective

Impressive, good.

Strongadjective

Having a specified number of people or units.

Strongadjective

(of a disease or symptom) severe very bad or intense

Strongadjective

Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)

Strongadjective

(of an argument) Convincing.

Strongadverb

In a strong manner.

Strongadjective

Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.

Strongadjective

Having passive physical power; having ability to bear or endure; firm; hale; sound; robust; as, a strong constitution; strong health.

Strongadjective

Solid; tough; not easily broken or injured; able to withstand violence; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as, a strong beam; a strong rock; a strong fortress or town.

Strongadjective

Having great military or naval force; powerful; as, a strong army or fleet; a nation strong at sea.

Strongadjective

Having great wealth, means, or resources; as, a strong house, or company of merchants.

Strongadjective

Reaching a certain degree or limit in respect to strength or numbers; as, an army ten thousand strong.

Strongadjective

Moving with rapidity or force; violent; forcible; impetuous; as, a strong current of water or wind; the wind was strong from the northeast; a strong tide.

Strongadjective

Adapted to make a deep or effectual impression on the mind or imagination; striking or superior of the kind; powerful; forcible; cogent; as, a strong argument; strong reasons; strong evidence; a strong example; strong language.

Strongadjective

Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong partisan; a strong Whig or Tory.

Strongadjective

Having virtues of great efficacy; or, having a particular quality in a great degree; as, a strong powder or tincture; a strong decoction; strong tea or coffee.

Strongadjective

Full of spirit; containing a large proportion of alcohol; intoxicating; as, strong liquors.

Strongadjective

Affecting any sense powerfully; as, strong light, colors, etc.; a strong flavor of onions; a strong scent.

Strongadjective

Solid; nourishing; as, strong meat.

Strongadjective

Well established; firm; not easily overthrown or altered; as, a strong custom; a strong belief.

Strongadjective

Violent; vehement; earnest; ardent.

Strongadjective

Having great force, vigor, power, or the like, as the mind, intellect, or any faculty; as, a man of a strong mind, memory, judgment, or imagination.

Strongadjective

Vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful.

Strongadjective

Tending to higher prices; rising; as, a strong market.

Strongadjective

Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) by a variation in the root vowel, and the past participle (usually) by the addition of -en (with or without a change of the root vowel); as in the verbs strive, strove, striven; break, broke, broken; drink, drank, drunk. Opposed to weak, or regular. See Weak.

Strongadjective

having strength or power greater than average or expected;

Strongadjective

used of syllables or musical beats

Strongadjective

not faint or feeble;

Strongadjective

having or wielding force or authority;

Strongadjective

having a strong physiological or chemical effect;

Strongadjective

able to withstand attack;

Strongadjective

of good quality and condition; solidly built;

Strongadjective

of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection;

Strongadjective

having a high alcoholic content;

Strongadjective

freshly made or left;

Strongadjective

strong and sure;

Strongadjective

having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks

Strongadjective

able to perform a specified action well and powerfully

Strongadjective

exerting great force

Strongadjective

powerful and difficult to resist or defeat

Strongadjective

(of an argument or case) likely to succeed because of sound reasoning or convincing evidence

Strongadjective

powerfully affecting the mind, senses, or emotions

Strongadjective

(of language or actions) forceful and extreme, especially excessively or unacceptably so

Strongadjective

able to withstand force, pressure, or wear

Strongadjective

not easily affected by disease or hardship

Strongadjective

not easily disturbed, upset, or affected

Strongadjective

firmly held or established

Strongadjective

(of a market) having steadily high or rising prices.

Strongadjective

very intense

Strongadjective

(of something seen or heard) not soft or muted; clear or prominent

Strongadjective

(of food or its flavour) distinctive and pungent

Strongadjective

(of a solution or drink) containing a large proportion of a particular substance; concentrated

Strongadjective

(of an acid or base) fully ionized into cations and anions in solution; having (respectively) a very low or a very high pH.

Strongadjective

used after a number to indicate the size of a group

Strongadjective

denoting a class of verbs in Germanic languages that form the past tense and past participle by a change of vowel within the stem rather than by addition of a suffix (e.g. swim, swam, swum).

Strongadjective

relating to or denoting the strongest of the known kinds of force between particles, which acts between nucleons and other hadrons when closer than about 10⁻¹³ cm (so binding protons in a nucleus despite the repulsion due to their charge), and which conserves strangeness, parity, and isospin.