List of antonyms from "firmed up" to antonyms from "first-rate"


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Definition of the day : « firming »

  • As in solidify : verb harden
  • As in stabilize : verb make or keep in steady state; make resistant to change
  • As in stiffen : verb make or become harder
  • As in indurate : verb harden
  • As in harden : verb make or become solid
Example sentences :
  • It meant only the selection of stones and firming them into place.
  • Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. » by Ellen Eddy Shaw
  • Push the sets well down into the ground and cover with soil, firming them with the feet or a roller.
  • Extract from : « The Practical Garden-Book » by C. E. Hunn
  • The firming of the soil about the roots of a newly set plant is as important as firming it over planted seeds.
  • Extract from : « The First Book of Farming » by Charles L. Goodrich
  • I find this more effective than firming the soil with the foot, as it prevents the possibility of loose planting.
  • Extract from : « Amateur Gardencraft » by Eben E. Rexford