| Main Entry: | firm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | business |
Synonyms: |
association, bunch, company, concern, conglomerate, corporation, crew, crowd, enterprise, gang, house, megacorp, mob, multinational, organization, outfit, partnership, ring |
| Main Entry: | agency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | organization, often business-related |
Synonyms: |
bureau, company, department, firm, office |
| Main Entry: | business |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | company, enterprise |
Synonyms: |
Mom and Pop, cartel, concern, corporation, establishment, factory, firm, fly-by-night operation, house, institution, market, megacorp, mill, monopoly, organization, outfit, partnership, setup, shoestring operation, shop, store, syndicate, trust, venture |
| Notes: | the industry is the movie business and the business is the television industry |
| Main Entry: | company |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | business concern |
Synonyms: |
association, business, concern, corporation, enterprise, establishment, firm, house, megacorp, multinational, outfit, partnership, syndicate |
| Main Entry: | concern |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | business, responsibility |
Synonyms: |
affair, burden, care, charge, company, corporation, deportment, entanglement, enterprise, establishment, field, firm, house, interest, involvement, job, jungle*, matter, megacorp, mission, multinational, occupation, organization, outfit, shooting match, task, thing, transaction, worry, zoo |
| Main Entry: | employer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person, business who hires |
Synonyms: |
CEO, CO, big shot, boss, businessperson, capitalist, chief, company, corporation, director, entrepreneur, establishment, executive, firm, front office, head, head honcho, juice*, kingpin, management, manager, manufacturer, meal ticket, organization, outfit, overseer, owner, patron, president, proprietor, slavedriver, superintendent, supervisor, workers big cheese |
| Main Entry: | enterprise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | adventure, undertaking |
Synonyms: |
action, activity, affair, attempt, baby*, bag*, ballgame, big idea, biggie, bit*, business, campaign, cause, company, concern, crusade, deal, deed, do*, effort, endeavor, engagement, essay, establishment, firm, flier, follow through, game*, happening, hazard, house, move, operation, outfit, performance, pet project, plan, plunge*, program, project, proposition, purpose, pursuit, risk, scheme, speculation, stake, striving, stunt, task, thing*, trade, try, venture, work |
Antonyms: |
idleness, inactivity, unemployment |
| Main Entry: | establishment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | business, institution |
Synonyms: |
abode, building, company, concern, corporation, enterprise, factory, firm, foundation, house, institute, office, organization, outfit, plant, quarters, residence, setup, structure, system, workplace |
| Main Entry: | factory |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | manufacturing plant |
Synonyms: |
branch, cooperative, firm, forge, foundry, industry, laboratory, machine shop, manufactory, mill, mint, salt mines, shop, sweatshop, warehouse, workroom, works, workshop |
| Main Entry: | harden |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or become solid |
Synonyms: |
amalgamate, anneal, bake, brace, buttress, cake, calcify, callous, cement, close, clot, coagulate, compact, congeal, consolidate, contract, crystallize, curdle, densify, dry, firm, fix, fortify, fossilize, freeze, gird, indurate, jell, nerve, ossify, petrify, precipitate, press, reinforce, set, settle, solidify, starch, steel, stiffen, strengthen, temper, thicken, toughen, vitrify |
Antonyms: |
liquefy, melt, soften |