firm vs auction house

auction house vs firm

firm and auction house both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

As nouns, auction house is a hyponym of firm; that is, auction house is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than firm:

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

Other hyponyms of firm include corp, corporation, accounting firm, consulting company, consulting firm, publisher, publishing company, publishing firm, publishing house, dealer, law firm.

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

firm (adjective)	auction house (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

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

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

Difference between firm and auction house

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