(r) with resolute determination; "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm"

(r) with firmness; "held hard to the railing"

(r) in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger; "she held the child securely"

(n) the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: the forehead and the upper part of the orbits

(n) the part of the face above the eyes

(n) a continuous amorphous substance that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas

(n) a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure

(s) subject to change; variable; "a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty"; "everything was unstable following the coup"

(s) affording change (especially in social status); "Britain is not a truly fluid society"; "upwardly mobile"

(s) in cash or easily convertible to cash; "liquid (or fluid) assets"

(s) smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"; "liquid prose"

(s) characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape

(s) incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"; "living on fixed incomes"

(s) not convertible to cash; "frozen assets"

(s) used of foods; preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value; "frozen foods"

(a) turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold; "the frozen North"; "frozen pipes"; "children skating on a frozen brook"

(s) devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"

(s) not thawed

(n) the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"

(n) a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); "the boat had a metallic finish"; "he applied a coat of a clear finish"; "when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly"

(n) (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed); "the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish"

(n) event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"

(n) the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict); "booze will be the finish of him"; "it was a fight to the finish"

(n) designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish"

(n) the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhuasted as their destination came into view"

(n) a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph

(n) the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"

(v) cause to finish a relationship with somebody; "That finished me with Mary"

(v) finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"

(v) come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours"

(v) finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes"

(v) provide with a finish; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"

(v) have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony end

(n) the act of branching out or dividing into branches

(n) cutlery used for serving and eating food

(n) an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs

(n) the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk

(n) a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"; "they took the south fork"

(v) shape like a fork; "She forked her fingers"

(v) divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"

(v) place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces

(v) lift with a pitchfork; "pitchfork hay"

(n) the general appearance of a publication

(n) the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)

(v) divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!"

(v) determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)

(v) set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"