Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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firm | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
fast | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
firm (noun) | fast (noun) |
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the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments | abstaining from food |
firm (adjective) | fast (adjective) |
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unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause | acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly |
securely fixed in place | at a rapid tempo |
strong and sure | (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time |
not soft or yielding to pressure | (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time |
possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue | unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause |
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable | securely fixed in place |
securely established | hurried and brief |
not subject to revision or change | unrestrained by convention or morality |
(of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling | resistant to destruction or fading |
not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall | (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds |
firm (verb) | fast (verb) |
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become taut or tauter | abstain from eating |
make taut or tauter | abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons |
firm (adverb) | fast (adverb) |
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with resolute determination | quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form) |
firmly or closely |