All settle synonyms
setΒ·tle
S s verb settle
- deplane β to disembark from an aeroplane
- calcify β to convert or be converted into lime
- humoring β a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- footed β having a foot or feet (often used in combination): a four-footed animal.
- accommodate β If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
- laid back β relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- inked β (slang) Having a tattoo or tattoos.
- concenter β to bring or come to a common center; concentrate or converge
- downed β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- life β the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- fine tune β to tune (a radio or television receiver) to produce the optimum reception for the desired station or channel by adjusting a control knob or bar.
- hang out β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- cool off β If someone or something cools off, or if you cool them off, they become cooler after having been hot.
- calm β A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- whip β to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
- go whole hog β Nautical. (of a hull) to have less than the proper amount of sheer because of structural weakness; arch. Compare sag (def 6a).
- heal β to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- fossilized β Geology. to convert into a fossil; replace organic with mineral substances in the remains of an organism.
- clarify β To clarify something means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail.
- adjudge β If someone is adjudged to be something, they are judged or considered to be that thing.
- go to pot β a container of earthenware, metal, etc., usually round and deep and having a handle or handles and often a lid, used for cooking, serving, and other purposes.
- lying down β to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. Antonyms: stand.
- nestle β to lie close and snug, like a bird in a nest; snuggle or cuddle.
- initialing β of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process.
- circumstantiate β to support by giving particulars
- balloted β a slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote.
- lay down the law β the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
- dry up β free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- eyeballed β Simple past tense and past participle of eyeball.
- achieve β If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- adjudicate β If you adjudicate on a dispute or problem, you make an official judgment or decision about it.
- concentrate β If you concentrate on something, or concentrate your mind on it, you give all your attention to it.
- fossilise β Alternative spelling of fossilize.
- flanked β the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
- cataracted β a descent of water over a steep surface; a waterfall, especially one of considerable size.
- quarterback β a back in football who usually lines up immediately behind the center and directs the offense of the team.
- normalizing β Present participle of normalize.
- cataloging β Make a systematic list of (items of the same type).
- bivouac β A bivouac is a temporary camp made by soldiers or mountain climbers.
- cough up β If you cough up an amount of money, you pay or spend that amount, usually when you would prefer not to.
- lay back β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- descend β If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
- negotiate β to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.
- curl up β to adopt a reclining position with the legs close to the body and the back rounded
- figure β a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- finalize β to put into final form; complete all the details of.
- finish β to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
noun settle
- hob β a hobgoblin or elf.
- chesterfield β a man's knee-length overcoat, usually with a fly front to conceal the buttons and having a velvet collar