firms

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of firm. Use this form when you mean more than one company.

   Several local firms offered to sponsor the school fair.

   Big law firms often hire many new graduates each year.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third person singular of firm. Use this form with he, she, or it.

   He firms the soil around each seedling with his hands.

   The pudding firms as it cools in the fridge.

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3. 3
   nounobsolete

   The main sloping beams that hold up a roof, usually a pair joined together.

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