make+calm

  • 21calm — 1 adjective 1 quiet and without excitement, nervous activity, or strong feeling: Richard spoke with calm authority. | Keep calm, and try not to panic! 2 weather that is calm is not windy 3 a sea, lake etc that is calm is smooth or has only gentle …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22calm — [[t]kɑ͟ːm[/t]] ♦♦♦ calmer, calmest, calms, calming, calmed 1) ADJ GRADED A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement. She is usually a calm and diplomatic woman... Try to keep calm and just tell me what happened... She… …

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  • 23calm — calm1 S3 [ka:m US ka:m, ka:lm] adj comparative calmer superlative calmest 1.) relaxed and quiet, not angry, nervous, or upset ▪ Glen was calm and composed at the funeral. remain/stay/keep calm ▪ I tried to stay calm and just ignore him. 2.) if a… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24calm — 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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  • 25calm*/*/ — [kɑːm] adj I 1) not affected by strong emotions a calm voice[/ex] Try to stay calm.[/ex] 2) peaceful The city appears calm after last night s missile attack.[/ex] 3) if the weather is calm, there is very little wind 4) calm water does not move… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 26calm — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 tranquil, quiet, windless (a calm sea; a calm night). 2 (of a person or disposition) settled; not agitated (remained calm throughout the ordeal). 3 self assured, confident (his calm assumption that we would wait). n. 1 a… …

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  • 27calm — Synonyms and related words: abnegation, abstinence, accordance, allay, alleviate, anticyclone, appease, assuage, at peace, at rest, aweless, balm, balmy, becalm, blank, blankminded, bloodless, calm down, calmness, cease, cloistered, collected,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 28calm down — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms calm down : present tense I/you/we/they calm down he/she/it calms down present participle calming down past tense calmed down past participle calmed down 1) to begin to feel more relaxed and less… …

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  • 29make — [[t]meɪk[/t]] v. made, mak•ing, n. 1) to bring into existence by shaping, changing, or combining material: to make a dress[/ex] 2) to cause to exist or happen: to make trouble[/ex] 3) to cause to become: to make someone happy[/ex] 4) to appoint:… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30calm — adjective 1》 not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other emotions. 2》 (of a place) peaceful and undisturbed.     ↘(of weather or the sea) free from wind. noun 1》 the state or fact of being peaceful or tranquil. 2》 the absence of wind.… …

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