Word Finder - settling

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To conclude or resolve (something):

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To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).

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to settle her estate

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To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.

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the weather settled;  wait until the crowd settles before speaking

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To establish or become established in a steady position:

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To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.)

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the Saxons who settled in Britain

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To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place).

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To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact.

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To make a jointure for a spouse.

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(of an animal) To make or become pregnant.

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The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing oneself, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.

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The reckoning or settlement of accounts.

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(usually in the plural) Dregs; sediment.

The pain settling into her was of a different kind.

He didn't answer, settling in his corner.

A bee settling on a flower has stung a child.

She pulled up a chair across from him and straddled it, her direct gaze settling on him.

Deidre rose, eyes settling on the doorway leading into the neighboring kitchens.

She leaned against him, her hand trailing down his chest and settling on his crotch.

After settling it is evaporated in iron pans.

He is settling down well to the flying there.

No settling tonight, he had all the time in the world.

She mused through the kitchen cabinets, her attention settling on the can of cocoa.

Deidre gazed around her, eyes settling on the green glow, visible through the French doors.

The sense of calm settling inside her was unnatural, like the rest of the day.

A clerk at World Wide thought he was taking some time off before settling in out there.

She flipped through her address book, gaze settling on the Watcher's name.

He glanced around the penthouse decorated in dark colors with flashes of burgundy and brown, attention settling on the familiar skyline visible through the window.

He was in black, unaffected by the cold or the light settling over him, outlining him like glitter on black construction paper.

Settling Kiera on a grey slab bench, the first man straightened and motioned the other over.

Her shape was firm but lush and had fit in his arms with her shoulders settling between his when he'd held her outside of the house.

She stretched again before settling into an awkward stance across from him.

Kiera's eyes went over all her paintings, settling again on the one of A'Ran.

Katie tossed her coat at the rack and watched anxiously as the pole danced around the concrete floor before settling down.

She took in the scene, unable to explain the sense of doom settling in her stomach.

He snatched her hands and pinned them above her head with one hand, settling his weight atop her as he reached down to undo the buttons of his trousers.

Minutes later he was back and settling down at the table opposite her.

Her heart slowed, the realization she may not live through the night settling into her with cold clarity.

His gaze drifted over her face before settling on her eyes.

In 1669 he published his Physica subterranea, and the same year was engaged with the count of Hanau in a scheme for settling a large territory between the Orinoco and the Amazon.

Another advantage that many women appreciate is that types of foundations tend to adhere lightly to the skin, rather than sitting heavily or settling into find lines and wrinkles.

All I really wanted was the land in the first place, and they approached me about settling.

The tool lit up at Gabriel's touch, the symbols swirling around the edges then settling.

Kiera looked at them all, her gaze settling on the prisoner.

Too restless to sleep, he tossed the pillow across the bed and snatched another, his gaze settling on the book.

Hilden nodded, his eyes darting around the chamber before settling on the throne.

She ran to the kitchen and searched for a something sharp, settling for a rusty old butcher knife.

He Traveled to a quiet playground, eyes settling on the woman seated on a bench.

The air conditioning was high enough to make her shiver, the bright interior settling her fear of walking into some crazy person's house.

She sat back on her heels and looked around, gaze settling on the bed.

Jessi pretended to take her time settling on the sand, struggling to recall what Gerry said the name of Xander's show was.

Determined to swap it out for a picture of a horse or something bland, Jessi poured herself another cup of coffee and snatched the iPad, settling on the couch within view of the porch.

She managed not to start babbling nervously, even when his hands traced down her arms before settling on her hips.

Jessi looked away, gaze settling on Xander once more.

She pulled her hair up in a ponytail, gaze settling on the necklace dangling between her full breasts.

In March 1885 when the RussoAfghan Boundary Commission should have been engaged in settling the boundary-line, this portion of it was in dispute between the Afghans and the Russians.

The price of Italian consolidated 5% (gross, 4% net, allowing for the 20% income tax) stock, which is the security most largely negotiated abroad, and used in settling differences between large financial institutions, has steadily risen during recent years.

They conferred the signory upon him for life; and, had he not mismanaged matters, he might have held the city in his grasp. Italy was settling cown and turning her attention to home comforts, arts and literature.

The system of setting nations by the ears with the view of settling the quarrels of a few reigning houses was reduced to absurdity when the people, as in these cases, came to be partitioned and exchanged without the assertion or negation of a single principle affecting their interests or rousing their emotions.

When these are excited by the settling of an insect on the leaf they slowly bend over and imprison the intruder, which is detained there meanwhile by a sticky excretion poured out by the glands.

His most influential friend was Pompey, who, when settling the affairs of Asia (63 or 62 B.C.), rewarded him with the title of king and an increase of territory (Lesser Armenia).

The filtering works include 6 lime saturators, 2 mixing or softening tanks, 6 settling basins, 10 mechanical filters and 2 clear-water reservoirs.

In addition to settling the crown the act contained some important constitutional provisions, of which the following are still in force.