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21affirm — affirmable, adj. affirmably, adv. affirmer, n. affirmingly, adv. /euh ferrm /, v.t. 1. to state or assert positively; maintain as true: to affirm one s loyalty to one s country; He affirmed that all was well. 2. to confirm or ratify: The… …
22confirm — confirmable, adj. confirmability, n. confirmer; Law, confirmor /kon feuhr mawr , keuhn ferr meuhr/, n. confirmingly, adv. /keuhn ferrm /, v.t. 1. to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify: This report… …
23farm — farmable, adj. /fahrm/, n. 1. a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood. 2. land or water devoted to the raising of animals, fish, plants, etc.: a pig farm; an oyster… …
24fermata — /fer mah teuh/; It. /ferdd mah tah/, n., pl. fermatas, It. fermate / te/. Music. 1. the sustaining of a note, chord, or rest for a duration longer than the indicated time value, with the length of the extension at the performer s discretion. 2. a …
25firmware — /ferrm wair /, n. Computers. a microprogram stored in ROM, designed to implement a function that had previously been provided in software. [1965 70; FIRM1 + (SOFT)WARE] * * * …
26hard — /hahrd/, adj., harder, hardest, adv., harder, hardest, n. adj. 1. not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable. 2. firmly formed; tight: a hard knot. 3. difficult to do or accomplish;… …
27infirm — infirmly, adv. infirmness, n. /in ferrm /, adj. 1. feeble or weak in body or health, esp. because of age; ailing. 2. unsteadfast, faltering, or irresolute, as persons or the mind; vacillating: infirm of purpose. 3. not firm, solid, or strong: an… …
28soft — softly, adv. softness, n. /sawft, soft/, adj., softer, softest, n., adv., interj. adj. 1. yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow. 2. relatively deficient in… …
29solid — solidly, adv. solidness, n. /sol id/, adj. 1. having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure. 2. of or pertaining to bodies or figures of three dimensions. 3. having the interior completely filled up,… …
30stiff — stiffish, adj. stiffly, adv. stiffness, n. /stif/, adj., stiffer, stiffest, n., adv., v. adj. 1. rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar. 2. not moving or working easily: The motor was a little stiff from the cold… …
