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flexible
Adjective
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When something is flexible, it can bend.
The thin wood stick was so flexible that it would bend but not break.
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By extension, the word is used as a metaphor. For example, when a person or thing is flexible, they can change.
Jim was very flexible and enjoyed every new experience when he travelled.
I think we can make working hours much more flexible.
They used to treat everyone the same but now take a more flexible approach.
firm
Noun
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A firm is a group of people who work together as a business.
John & John is a law firm.
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A firm is a group of people that come together to make money.
firm
Adjective
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A firm object is hard and solid.