become+calm

  • 81get — [ get ] (past tense got [ gat ] ; past participle gotten [ gatn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 obtain/receive ▸ 2 become/start to be ▸ 3 do something/have something done ▸ 4 move to/from ▸ 5 progress in activity ▸ 6 fit/put something in a place ▸ 7 understand… …

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  • 82Hotep — The Egyptian word Hotep ( eg. ḥtp ) is regularly found in the names of ancient Egyptian figures such as Hotepsekhemwy ( eg. ḥr ḥtp sḫm.wj the two powers are at peace .), the first ruler of Egypt s Second Dynasty. [Vendel, Ottar . Absolute… …

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  • 83settle — I UK [ˈset(ə)l] / US verb Word forms settle : present tense I/you/we/they settle he/she/it settles present participle settling past tense settled past participle settled *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to end an argument by making an… …

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  • 84balm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. balsam, salve; analgesic, sedative, anodyne. See moderation, remedy, compensation, odor. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Anything healing and soothing] Syn. solace, consolation, comfort, relief, easement,… …

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  • 85composure — com|po|sure [kəmˈpəuʒə US ˈpouʒər] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: compose] the state of feeling or seeming calm recover/regain your composure (=become calm after feeling angry or upset) ▪ Carter looked stunned, but he soon regained his composure …

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  • 86still — still1 [ stıl ] adverb *** 1. ) used for saying that a situation continues to exist up to and including a particular time, especially when this seems surprising: We were still cleaning the house when the guests started to arrive. Her hair was… …

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  • 87lull — I. v. a. Compose, quiet, calm, still, hush, tranquillize, put to rest. II. v. n. Subside, cease, abate, decrease, diminish, become calm. III. n. Calm, calmness, temporary quiet, cessation …

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  • 88composure — noun (singular, uncountable) a calm feeling which you have when you feel confident about dealing with a situation: keep/maintain your composure (=stay calm): They maintained an admirable composure throughout the ordeal. | lose your composure… …

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  • 89still — I UK [stɪl] / US adverb *** 1) a) used for saying that a situation continues to exist up to and including a particular time, especially when this seems surprising We were still cleaning the house when the guests started to arrive. Her hair was… …

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  • 90lull — [lul] vt. [ME lullen, of echoic orig.] 1. to calm or soothe by gentle sound or motion: chiefly in lull to sleep 2. to bring into a specified condition by soothing and reassuring [to lull people into a false sense of security] 3. to make less… …

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