auction house vs firm

firm vs auction house

auction house and firm both are nouns.

auction house is not an adjective while firm is an adjective.

auction house is not a verb while firm is a verb.

auction house is not an adverb while firm is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
auction house	Yes	No	No	No
firm	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

As nouns, firm is a hypernym of auction house; that is, firm is a word with a broader meaning than auction house:

auction house: a firm that conducts auctions
firm: the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments

Other hypernyms of auction house include business firm, house.

auction house (noun)	firm (noun)
a firm that conducts auctions	the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments

auction house (adjective)	firm (adjective)
	unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
	securely fixed in place
	strong and sure
	not soft or yielding to pressure
	possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue
	marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
	securely established
	not subject to revision or change
	(of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling
	not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall

auction house (verb)	firm (verb)
	become taut or tauter
	make taut or tauter

auction house (adverb)	firm (adverb)
	with resolute determination

Difference between auction house and firm

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