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• handshake — hand‧shake [ˈhændʆeɪk] noun [countable] 1. HUMAN RESOURCES another name for golden handshake 2. COMPUTING when one computer gives information to another computer, telling it that a connection has been made: • You will get a handsha …   Financial and business terms

• handshake — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ firm, hearty (esp. AmE) ▪ limp ▪ She wasn t impressed by his limp handshake. ▪ secret ▪ golden …   Collocations dictionary

• firm — firm1 W1S1 [fə:m US fə:rm] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Italian; Origin: firma signature , from Latin firmare to show to be true , from firmus; FIRM2] a business or company, especially a small one electronics/advertising/law etc firm ▪ She works for an… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• firm — 1 noun (C) a business or company, especially a small one : electronics/advertising/law etc firm: She works for an electronics firm. | a firm of accountants/solicitors etc: Kevin is with a firm of accountants in Birmingham. 2 adjective 1 HARD not… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• firm — I adjective 1) the ground is fairly firm Syn: hard, solid, unyielding, resistant; solidified, hardened, compacted, compressed, dense, stiff, rigid, frozen, set Ant: soft …   Thesaurus of popular words

• handshake — noun (C) a) the act of taking someone s right hand and shaking it, which people do when they meet or leave each other or when they have made an agreement b) the way that someone does this: a nice firm handshake see also: golden handshake …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Handshake — For the telecommunications concept, see Handshaking. Two men shaking hands A handshake is a short ritual in which two people grasp one of each other s like hands, in most cases accompanied by a brief up and down movement of the grasped hands …   Wikipedia

• handshake — n. 1) a firm; warm handshake 2) (misc.) a golden handshake ( a gift presented to smb. who is retiring ) * * * [ hændʃeɪk] warmhandshake a firm (misc.) a golden handshake ( a gift presented to smb. who is retiring ) …   Combinatory dictionary

• firm — firm1 [ fɜrm ] adjective *** 1. ) solid but not hard: The ground beneath our feet was fairly firm and not too muddy. I sleep better on a firm mattress. firm, ripe tomatoes ─ opposite SOFT 2. ) steady and fixed in place: Make sure the ladder is… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• firm — [[t]fɜ͟ː(r)m[/t]] ♦ firms, firming, firmed, firmer, firmest 1) N COUNT A firm is an organization which sells or produces something or which provides a service which people pay for. The firm s employees were expecting large bonuses. ...a firm of… …   English dictionary

• firm — I UK [fɜː(r)m] / US [fɜrm] noun [countable] Word forms firm : singular firm plural firms *** a business or company a building/engineering/law firm a large firm: She works for a large firm. firm of: a firm of accountants/architects/solicitors II… …   English dictionary