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  • 1calm somebody down — ˌcalm ˈdown | ˌcalm sb/sthˈdown derived to become or make sb become calm • Look, calm down! We ll find her. • We waited inside until things calmed down. • He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down …

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  • 2calm something down — ˌcalm ˈdown | ˌcalm sb/sthˈdown derived to become or make sb become calm • Look, calm down! We ll find her. • We waited inside until things calmed down. • He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down …

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  • 3calm´ness — calm «kahm, kahlm», adjective, noun, verb. –adj. 1. not stormy or windy; not stirred up; quiet; still: »In fair weather the sea is usually calm. SYNONYM(S): motionless, smooth, placid. 2. Figurative. not excited; peaceful: »Although she was frigh …

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  • 4calm´ly — calm «kahm, kahlm», adjective, noun, verb. –adj. 1. not stormy or windy; not stirred up; quiet; still: »In fair weather the sea is usually calm. SYNONYM(S): motionless, smooth, placid. 2. Figurative. not excited; peaceful: »Although she was frigh …

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  • 5calm — [käm] n. [ME & OFr calme < OIt calma < LL (Vulg.: Job 30:30) cauma, heat, heat of the day (hence, in It, time to rest, quiet: see SIESTA) < Gr kauma, heat, esp. of the sun < kaiein, to burn; It sp. infl. by L calere, to be hot] 1.… …

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  • 6calm down — verb 1. become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation (Freq. 4) After the fight both men need to cool off. It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again. • Syn: ↑calm, ↑cool off, ↑chill out, ↑simmer down, ↑ …

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  • 7calm — /kam / (say kahm) adjective 1. without rough motion; still: a calm sea. 2. not windy; of Beaufort scale force nil. 3. free from excitement or passion; tranquil: a calm face; a calm voice; a calm manner. –noun 4. freedom from motion or… …

  • 8calm — [[t]kɑm[/t]] older [[t]kæm[/t]] spelling pron. [[t]kɑlm[/t]] adj. calm•er, calm•est, n. v. 1) without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea[/ex] 2) not windy: a calm day[/ex] 3) free from excitement or passion; tranquil: a calm… …

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  • 9calm — calmingly, adv. calmly, adv. calmness, n. /kahm/; older /kam/; spelling pron. /kahlm/, adj., calmer, calmest, n., v. adj. 1. without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea. 2. not windy or st …

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  • 10calm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. placid, serene, unruffled, cool, composed, undisturbed; phlegmatic, sedate; tranquil, still, motionless, halcyon; peaceful, pacific. v. t. still, pacify. See repose, pacification, dissuasion,… …

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