FIRMAMENT Synonyms

• the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

• a particular environment or surrounding influence

• a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade

• the mass of air surrounding the Earth

• the weather or climate at some place

• the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body

• a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing

• the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit

• the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air

• a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather

• cover with a canopy

• a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward

• informal terms for a human head

• a stadium that has a roof

• a hemispherical roof

• the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

• throw or toss with a light motion

• a burial chamber (usually underground)

• a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables

• an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof

• the act of jumping over an obstacle

• jump across or leap over (an obstacle)

• bound vigorously

• the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

• the act of giving temporary assistance

• the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

• the event of something being raised upward

• a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

• a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill

• a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg

• one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot

• lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

• plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised

• transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)

• a ride in a car

• the act of raising something

• raise from a lower to a higher position

• take hold of something and move it to a different location

• move upwards

• move upward

• make audible

• cancel officially

• make off with belongings of others

• raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

• invigorate or heighten

• raise in rank or condition

• take off or away by decreasing

• rise up

• pay off (a mortgage)

• take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property

• take illegally

• fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means

• take (root crops) out of the ground

• call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs

• rise upward, as from pressure or moisture

• put an end to

• remove (hair) by scalping

• remove from a seedbed or from a nursery

• remove from a surface

• perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face

• of or relating to the sky or heavens

• the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

• inspiring awe

• a particular environment or walk of life

• any spherically shaped artifact

• the geographical area in which one nation is very influential

• a particular aspect of life or activity

• a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)

• a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center

• the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

• the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected