hold+firmly
101cohere — ► VERB 1) hold firmly together; form a whole. 2) (of an argument or theory) be logically consistent. ORIGIN Latin cohaerere stick together …
102grasp — ► VERB 1) seize and hold firmly. 2) comprehend fully. ► NOUN 1) a firm grip. 2) a person s capacity to attain or understand something. DERIVATIVES graspable adjective grasper noun …
103graspable — grasp ► VERB 1) seize and hold firmly. 2) comprehend fully. ► NOUN 1) a firm grip. 2) a person s capacity to attain or understand something. DERIVATIVES graspable adjective grasper noun …
104grasper — grasp ► VERB 1) seize and hold firmly. 2) comprehend fully. ► NOUN 1) a firm grip. 2) a person s capacity to attain or understand something. DERIVATIVES graspable adjective grasper noun …
105slipperiness — slippery ► ADJECTIVE 1) difficult to hold firmly or stand on through being smooth, wet, or slimy. 2) (of a person) evasive and unpredictable. 3) (of a word or concept) changing in meaning according to context or point of view. DERIVATIVES… …
106slippery — ► ADJECTIVE 1) difficult to hold firmly or stand on through being smooth, wet, or slimy. 2) (of a person) evasive and unpredictable. 3) (of a word or concept) changing in meaning according to context or point of view. DERIVATIVES slipperiness… …
107clamp — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a device, esp. a brace or band of iron etc., for strengthening other materials or holding things together. 2 a device for immobilizing an illegally parked car. v.tr. 1 strengthen or fasten with a clamp. 2 place or hold firmly. 3… …
108slippery — adj. 1 difficult to hold firmly because of smoothness, wetness, sliminess, or elusive motion. 2 (of a surface) difficult to stand on, causing slips by its smoothness or muddiness. 3 unreliable, unscrupulous, shifty. 4 (of a subject) requiring… …
109hang on to — hold tightly, keep firmly Please hang on to your hats or the strong wind will blow them off …
110be of the belief that — hold the opinion that; think I am firmly of the belief that we need to improve our product …
