| slovo | definícia |
calm
(mass) | calm
- upokojiť, utíšiť |
calm
(encz) | calm,bezvětrný adj: Jiří Šmoldas |
calm
(encz) | calm,bezvětří n: Jiří Šmoldas |
calm
(encz) | calm,kalm n: [meteo.] xo |
calm
(encz) | calm,klid n: Jiří Šmoldas |
calm
(encz) | calm,klidný adj: |
calm
(encz) | calm,ticho n: Jiří Šmoldas |
calm
(encz) | calm,tichý adj: Jiří Šmoldas |
calm
(encz) | calm,uchlácholit v: Zdeněk Brož |
calm
(encz) | calm,uklidnit v: Jiří Šmoldas |
calm
(encz) | calm,uklidňovat se Zdeněk Brož |
calm
(encz) | calm,utišit v: Jiří Šmoldas |
calm
(encz) | calm,vlažný adj: Jiří Šmoldas |
Calm
(gcide) | Calm \Calm\ (k[aum]m), a. [Compar. Calmer (-[~e]r); superl.
Calmest (-[e^]st)]
1. Not stormy; without motion, as of winds or waves; still;
quiet; serene; undisturbed. "Calm was the day." --Spenser.
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Now all is calm, and fresh, and still. --Bryant.
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2. Undisturbed by passion or emotion; not agitated or
excited; tranquil; quiet in act or speech. "Calm and
sinless peace." --Milton. "With calm attention." --Pope.
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Such calm old age as conscience pure
And self-commanding hearts ensure. --Keble.
Syn: Still; quiet; undisturbed; tranquil; peaceful; serene;
composed; unruffled; sedate; collected; placid.
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Calm
(gcide) | Calm \Calm\ (k[aum]m), n. [OE. calme, F. calme, fr. It. or Sp.
calma (cf. Pg. calma heat), prob. fr. LL. cauma heat, fr. Gr.
kay^ma burning heat, fr. kai`ein to burn; either because
during a great heat there is generally also a calm, or
because the hot time of the day obliges us seek for shade and
quiet; cf. Caustic]
Freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation
or absence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of
winds or waves; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity.
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The wind ceased, and there was a great calm. --Mark.
iv. 39.
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A calm before a storm is commonly a peace of a man's
own making. --South.
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Calm
(gcide) | Calm \Calm\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Calmed (k[aum]md); p. pr. &
vb. n. Calming.] [Cf. F. calmer. See Calm, n.]
1. To make calm; to render still or quiet, as elements; as,
to calm the winds.
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To calm the tempest raised by Eolus. --Dryden.
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2. To deliver from agitation or excitement; to still or
soothe, as the mind or passions.
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Passions which seem somewhat calmed. --Atterbury.
Syn: To still; quiet; appease; allay; pacify; tranquilize;
soothe; compose; assuage; check; restrain.
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calm
(wn) | calm
adj 1: not agitated; without losing self-possession; "spoke in a
calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar"; "he
remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene
expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil";
"tranquil life in the country" [syn: calm,
unagitated, serene, tranquil]
2: (of weather) free from storm or wind; "calm seas" [ant:
stormy]
n 1: steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their
problems with composure and she with equanimity" [syn:
composure, calm, calmness, equanimity] [ant:
discomposure]
2: wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
[syn: calm air, calm]
v 1: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
[syn: calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize,
tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still]
[ant: agitate, charge, charge up, commove,
excite, rouse, turn on]
2: make steady; "steady yourself" [syn: steady, calm,
becalm]
3: become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation;
"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, calm down, cool off, chill out,
simmer down, settle down, cool it]
4: cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to;
"The patient must be sedated before the operation" [syn:
sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillize,
tranquillise] [ant: arouse, brace, energise,
energize, perk up, stimulate] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
becalm
(mass) | becalm
- upokojiť, utíšiť |
calm
(mass) | calm
- upokojiť, utíšiť |
calm down
(mass) | calm down
- upokojiť, utíšiť |
calmly
(mass) | calmly
- pokojne, ticho |
becalm
(encz) | becalm,uklidnit v: Zdeněk Brožbecalm,utišit v: Zdeněk Brož |
calm
(encz) | calm,bezvětrný adj: Jiří Šmoldascalm,bezvětří n: Jiří Šmoldascalm,kalm n: [meteo.] xocalm,klid n: Jiří Šmoldascalm,klidný adj: calm,ticho n: Jiří Šmoldascalm,tichý adj: Jiří Šmoldascalm,uchlácholit v: Zdeněk Brožcalm,uklidnit v: Jiří Šmoldascalm,uklidňovat se Zdeněk Brožcalm,utišit v: Jiří Šmoldascalm,vlažný adj: Jiří Šmoldas |
calm down
(encz) | calm down,chlácholit v: Zdeněk Brožcalm down,uklidnit v: Zdeněk Brožcalm down,utišit v: Zdeněk Brož |
calmed
(encz) | calmed,zklidněný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
calmer
(encz) | calmer,klidnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
calmest
(encz) | calmest,nejklidnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
calming
(encz) | calming,uklidňující Jaroslav Šedivýcalming,ztišující Jaroslav Šedivý |
calmly
(encz) | calmly,klidně Jiří Šmoldascalmly,tiše Jiří Šmoldas |
calmness
(encz) | calmness,poklid n: Zdeněk Brož |
the calm before the storm
(encz) | the calm before the storm, |
Becalm
(gcide) | Becalm \Be*calm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Becalmed (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Becalming.]
1. To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease.
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Soft whispering airs . . . becalm the mind.
--Philips.
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2. To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the
stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed.
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Becalmed
(gcide) | Becalm \Be*calm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Becalmed (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Becalming.]
1. To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease.
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Soft whispering airs . . . becalm the mind.
--Philips.
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2. To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the
stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed.
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becalmed
(gcide) | nonmoving \nonmoving\ adj.
Not moving. Opposite of moving. [Narrower terms: {at rest,
inactive, motionless, static, still}; {becalmed ;
dead(prenominal), stagnant, standing(prenominal), still;
{frozen(predicate), rooted(predicate), stock-still ; {inert
; sitting ; {slack ; {stationary ; {immobile, unmoving]
Also See: immobile.
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Becalming
(gcide) | Becalm \Be*calm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Becalmed (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Becalming.]
1. To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease.
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Soft whispering airs . . . becalm the mind.
--Philips.
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2. To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the
stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed.
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Calmed
(gcide) | Calm \Calm\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Calmed (k[aum]md); p. pr. &
vb. n. Calming.] [Cf. F. calmer. See Calm, n.]
1. To make calm; to render still or quiet, as elements; as,
to calm the winds.
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To calm the tempest raised by Eolus. --Dryden.
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2. To deliver from agitation or excitement; to still or
soothe, as the mind or passions.
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Passions which seem somewhat calmed. --Atterbury.
Syn: To still; quiet; appease; allay; pacify; tranquilize;
soothe; compose; assuage; check; restrain.
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Calmer
(gcide) | Calm \Calm\ (k[aum]m), a. [Compar. Calmer (-[~e]r); superl.
Calmest (-[e^]st)]
1. Not stormy; without motion, as of winds or waves; still;
quiet; serene; undisturbed. "Calm was the day." --Spenser.
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Now all is calm, and fresh, and still. --Bryant.
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2. Undisturbed by passion or emotion; not agitated or
excited; tranquil; quiet in act or speech. "Calm and
sinless peace." --Milton. "With calm attention." --Pope.
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Such calm old age as conscience pure
And self-commanding hearts ensure. --Keble.
Syn: Still; quiet; undisturbed; tranquil; peaceful; serene;
composed; unruffled; sedate; collected; placid.
[1913 Webster]Calmer \Calm"er\, n.
One who, or that which, makes calm.
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Calmest
(gcide) | Calm \Calm\ (k[aum]m), a. [Compar. Calmer (-[~e]r); superl.
Calmest (-[e^]st)]
1. Not stormy; without motion, as of winds or waves; still;
quiet; serene; undisturbed. "Calm was the day." --Spenser.
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Now all is calm, and fresh, and still. --Bryant.
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2. Undisturbed by passion or emotion; not agitated or
excited; tranquil; quiet in act or speech. "Calm and
sinless peace." --Milton. "With calm attention." --Pope.
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Such calm old age as conscience pure
And self-commanding hearts ensure. --Keble.
Syn: Still; quiet; undisturbed; tranquil; peaceful; serene;
composed; unruffled; sedate; collected; placid.
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Calming
(gcide) | Calm \Calm\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Calmed (k[aum]md); p. pr. &
vb. n. Calming.] [Cf. F. calmer. See Calm, n.]
1. To make calm; to render still or quiet, as elements; as,
to calm the winds.
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To calm the tempest raised by Eolus. --Dryden.
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2. To deliver from agitation or excitement; to still or
soothe, as the mind or passions.
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Passions which seem somewhat calmed. --Atterbury.
Syn: To still; quiet; appease; allay; pacify; tranquilize;
soothe; compose; assuage; check; restrain.
[1913 Webster]calming \calming\ adj.
1. tending to soothe or calm or tranquilize.
Syn: ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, soothing, tranquilizing.
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2. freeing from fear and anxiety.
Syn: assuasive, pacifying, soothing.
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calming
(gcide) | Calm \Calm\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Calmed (k[aum]md); p. pr. &
vb. n. Calming.] [Cf. F. calmer. See Calm, n.]
1. To make calm; to render still or quiet, as elements; as,
to calm the winds.
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To calm the tempest raised by Eolus. --Dryden.
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2. To deliver from agitation or excitement; to still or
soothe, as the mind or passions.
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Passions which seem somewhat calmed. --Atterbury.
Syn: To still; quiet; appease; allay; pacify; tranquilize;
soothe; compose; assuage; check; restrain.
[1913 Webster]calming \calming\ adj.
1. tending to soothe or calm or tranquilize.
Syn: ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, soothing, tranquilizing.
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2. freeing from fear and anxiety.
Syn: assuasive, pacifying, soothing.
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Calmly
(gcide) | Calmly \Calm"ly\, adv.
In a calm manner.
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The gentle stream which calmly flows. --Denham.
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Calmness
(gcide) | Calmness \Calm"ness\, n.
The state of quality of being calm; quietness; tranquillity;
self-repose.
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The gentle calmness of the flood. --Denham.
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Hes calmness was the repose of conscious power. --E.
Everett.
Syn: Quietness; quietude; stillness; tranquillity; serenity;
repose; composure; sedateness; placidity.
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Calmuck
(gcide) | Calmucks \Cal"mucks\, n. pl.; sing. Calmuck.
A branch of the Mongolian race inhabiting parts of the
Russian and Chinese empires; also (sing.), the language of
the Calmucks. [Written also Kalmucks.]
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Calmucks
(gcide) | Calmucks \Cal"mucks\, n. pl.; sing. Calmuck.
A branch of the Mongolian race inhabiting parts of the
Russian and Chinese empires; also (sing.), the language of
the Calmucks. [Written also Kalmucks.]
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Calmy
(gcide) | Calmy \Calm"y\, a. [Fr. Calm, n.]
Tranquil; peaceful; calm. [Poet.] "A still and calmy day"
--Spenser.
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Dead calm
(gcide) | Dead \Dead\ (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de['a]d; akin
to OS. d[=o]d, D. dood, G. todt, tot, Icel. dau[eth]r, Sw. &
Dan. d["o]d, Goth. daubs; prop. p. p. of an old verb meaning
to die. See Die, and cf. Death.]
1. Deprived of life; -- opposed to alive and living;
reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of
motion and life have irrevocably ceased to perform their
functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man. "The queen, my
lord, is dead." --Shak.
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The crew, all except himself, were dead of hunger.
--Arbuthnot.
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Seek him with candle, bring him dead or living.
--Shak.
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2. Destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter.
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3. Resembling death in appearance or quality; without show of
life; deathlike; as, a dead sleep.
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4. Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead
calm; a dead load or weight.
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5. So constructed as not to transmit sound; soundless; as, a
dead floor.
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6. Unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead
capital; dead stock in trade.
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7. Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye;
dead fire; dead color, etc.
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8. Monotonous or unvaried; as, a dead level or pain; a dead
wall. "The ground is a dead flat." --C. Reade.
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9. Sure as death; unerring; fixed; complete; as, a dead shot;
a dead certainty.
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I had them a dead bargain. --Goldsmith.
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10. Bringing death; deadly. --Shak.
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11. Wanting in religious spirit and vitality; as, dead faith;
dead works. "Dead in trespasses." --Eph. ii. 1.
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12. (Paint.)
(a) Flat; without gloss; -- said of painting which has
been applied purposely to have this effect.
(b) Not brilliant; not rich; thus, brown is a dead color,
as compared with crimson.
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13. (Law) Cut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of
the power of enjoying the rights of property; as, one
banished or becoming a monk is civilly dead.
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14. (Mach.) Not imparting motion or power; as, the dead
spindle of a lathe, etc. See Spindle.
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15. (Elec.) Carrying no current, or producing no useful
effect; -- said of a conductor in a dynamo or motor, also
of a telegraph wire which has no instrument attached and,
therefore, is not in use.
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16. Out of play; regarded as out of the game; -- said of a
ball, a piece, or a player under certain conditions in
cricket, baseball, checkers, and some other games.
[In golf], a ball is said to lie dead when it lies
so near the hole that the player is certain to hole
it in the next stroke. --Encyc. of
Sport.
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Dead ahead (Naut.), directly ahead; -- said of a ship or
any object, esp. of the wind when blowing from that point
toward which a vessel would go.
Dead angle (Mil.), an angle or space which can not be seen
or defended from behind the parapet.
Dead block, either of two wooden or iron blocks intended to
serve instead of buffers at the end of a freight car.
Dead calm (Naut.), no wind at all.
Dead center, or Dead point (Mach.), either of two points
in the orbit of a crank, at which the crank and connecting
rod lie a straight line. It corresponds to the end of a
stroke; as, A and B are dead centers of the crank
mechanism in which the crank C drives, or is driven by,
the lever L.
Dead color (Paint.), a color which has no gloss upon it.
Dead coloring (Oil paint.), the layer of colors, the
preparation for what is to follow. In modern painting this
is usually in monochrome.
Dead door (Shipbuilding), a storm shutter fitted to the
outside of the quarter-gallery door.
Dead flat (Naut.), the widest or midship frame.
Dead freight (Mar. Law), a sum of money paid by a person
who charters a whole vessel but fails to make out a full
cargo. The payment is made for the unoccupied capacity.
--Abbott.
Dead ground (Mining), the portion of a vein in which there
is no ore.
Dead hand, a hand that can not alienate, as of a person
civilly dead. "Serfs held in dead hand." --Morley. See
Mortmain.
Dead head (Naut.), a rough block of wood used as an anchor
buoy.
Dead heat, a heat or course between two or more race
horses, boats, etc., in which they come out exactly equal,
so that neither wins.
Dead horse, an expression applied to a debt for wages paid
in advance. [Law]
Dead language, a language which is no longer spoken or in
common use by a people, and is known only in writings, as
the Hebrew, Greek, and Latin.
Dead plate (Mach.), a solid covering over a part of a fire
grate, to prevent the entrance of air through that part.
Dead pledge, a mortgage. See Mortgage.
Dead point. (Mach.) See Dead center.
Dead reckoning (Naut.), the method of determining the place
of a ship from a record kept of the courses sailed as
given by compass, and the distance made on each course as
found by log, with allowance for leeway, etc., without the
aid of celestial observations.
Dead rise, the transverse upward curvature of a vessel's
floor.
Dead rising, an elliptical line drawn on the sheer plan to
determine the sweep of the floorheads throughout the
ship's length.
Dead-Sea apple. See under Apple.
Dead set. See under Set.
Dead shot.
(a) An unerring marksman.
(b) A shot certain to be made.
Dead smooth, the finest cut made; -- said of files.
Dead wall (Arch.), a blank wall unbroken by windows or
other openings.
Dead water (Naut.), the eddy water closing in under a
ship's stern when sailing.
Dead weight.
(a) A heavy or oppressive burden. --Dryden.
(b) (Shipping) A ship's lading, when it consists of heavy
goods; or, the heaviest part of a ship's cargo.
(c) (Railroad) The weight of rolling stock, the live
weight being the load. --Knight.
Dead wind (Naut.), a wind directly ahead, or opposed to the
ship's course.
To be dead, to die. [Obs.]
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I deme thee, thou must algate be dead. --Chaucer.
Syn: Inanimate; deceased; extinct. See Lifeless.
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Galeruca calmariensis
(gcide) | Elm \Elm\, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel.
almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. Old.]
(Bot.)
A tree of the genus Ulmus, of several species, much used as
a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is
Ulmus campestris; the common American or white elm is {U.
Americana}; the slippery or red elm, U. fulva.
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Elm beetle (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of beetles
(esp. Galeruca calmariensis), which feed on the leaves
of the elm.
Elm borer (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of beetles of
which the larv[ae] bore into the wood or under the bark of
the elm (esp. Saperda tridentata).
Elm butterfly (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of
butterflies, which, in the caterpillar state, feed on the
leaves of the elm (esp. Vanessa antiopa and {Grapta
comma}). See Comma butterfly, under Comma.
Elm moth (Zo["o]l.), one of numerous species of moths of
which the larv[ae] destroy the leaves of the elm (esp.
Eugonia subsignaria, called elm spanworm).
Elm sawfly (Zo["o]l.), a large sawfly (Cimbex Americana).
The larva, which is white with a black dorsal stripe,
feeds on the leaves of the elm.
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To fall calm
(gcide) | Fall \Fall\ (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. Fell (f[e^]l); p. p.
Fallen (f[add]l"'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Falling.] [AS.
feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen,
Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere
to deceive, Gr. sfa`llein to cause to fall, Skr. sphal,
sphul, to tremble. Cf. Fail, Fell, v. t., to cause to
fall.]
1. To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to
descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the
apple falls; the tide falls; the mercury falls in the
barometer.
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I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. --Luke
x. 18.
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2. To cease to be erect; to take suddenly a recumbent
posture; to become prostrate; to drop; as, a child totters
and falls; a tree falls; a worshiper falls on his knees.
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I fell at his feet to worship him. --Rev. xix.
10.
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3. To find a final outlet; to discharge its waters; to empty;
-- with into; as, the river Rhone falls into the
Mediterranean.
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4. To become prostrate and dead; to die; especially, to die
by violence, as in battle.
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A thousand shall fall at thy side. --Ps. xci. 7.
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He rushed into the field, and, foremost fighting,
fell. --Byron.
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5. To cease to be active or strong; to die away; to lose
strength; to subside; to become less intense; as, the wind
falls.
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6. To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; -- said of
the young of certain animals. --Shak.
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7. To decline in power, glory, wealth, or importance; to
become insignificant; to lose rank or position; to decline
in weight, value, price etc.; to become less; as, the
price falls; stocks fell two points.
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I am a poor fallen man, unworthy now
To be thy lord and master. --Shak.
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The greatness of these Irish lords suddenly fell and
vanished. --Sir J.
Davies.
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8. To be overthrown or captured; to be destroyed.
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Heaven and earth will witness,
If Rome must fall, that we are innocent. --Addison.
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9. To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded;
to sink into vice, error, or sin; to depart from the
faith; to apostatize; to sin.
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Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest
any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
--Heb. iv. 11.
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10. To become insnared or embarrassed; to be entrapped; to be
worse off than before; as, to fall into error; to fall
into difficulties.
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11. To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or
appear dejected; -- said of the countenance.
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Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
--Gen. iv. 5.
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I have observed of late thy looks are fallen.
--Addison.
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12. To sink; to languish; to become feeble or faint; as, our
spirits rise and fall with our fortunes.
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13. To pass somewhat suddenly, and passively, into a new
state of body or mind; to become; as, to fall asleep; to
fall into a passion; to fall in love; to fall into
temptation.
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14. To happen; to to come to pass; to light; to befall; to
issue; to terminate.
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The Romans fell on this model by chance. --Swift.
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Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the
matter will fall. --Ruth. iii.
18.
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They do not make laws, they fall into customs. --H.
Spencer.
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15. To come; to occur; to arrive.
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The vernal equinox, which at the Nicene Council
fell on the 21st of March, falls now [1694] about
ten days sooner. --Holder.
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16. To begin with haste, ardor, or vehemence; to rush or
hurry; as, they fell to blows.
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They now no longer doubted, but fell to work heart
and soul. --Jowett
(Thucyd. ).
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17. To pass or be transferred by chance, lot, distribution,
inheritance, or otherwise; as, the estate fell to his
brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals.
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18. To belong or appertain.
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If to her share some female errors fall,
Look on her face, and you'll forget them all.
--Pope.
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19. To be dropped or uttered carelessly; as, an unguarded
expression fell from his lips; not a murmur fell from
him.
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To fall abroad of (Naut.), to strike against; -- applied to
one vessel coming into collision with another.
To fall among, to come among accidentally or unexpectedly.
To fall astern (Naut.), to move or be driven backward; to
be left behind; as, a ship falls astern by the force of a
current, or when outsailed by another.
To fall away.
(a) To lose flesh; to become lean or emaciated; to pine.
(b) To renounce or desert allegiance; to revolt or rebel.
(c) To renounce or desert the faith; to apostatize.
"These . . . for a while believe, and in time of
temptation fall away." --Luke viii. 13.
(d) To perish; to vanish; to be lost. "How . . . can the
soul . . . fall away into nothing?" --Addison.
(e) To decline gradually; to fade; to languish, or become
faint. "One color falls away by just degrees, and
another rises insensibly." --Addison.
To fall back.
(a) To recede or retreat; to give way.
(b) To fail of performing a promise or purpose; not to
fulfill.
To fall back upon or To fall back on.
(a) (Mil.) To retreat for safety to (a stronger position
in the rear, as to a fort or a supporting body of
troops).
(b) To have recourse to (a reserved fund, a more reliable
alternative, or some other available expedient or
support).
To fall calm, to cease to blow; to become calm.
To fall down.
(a) To prostrate one's self in worship. "All kings shall
fall down before him." --Ps. lxxii. 11.
(b) To sink; to come to the ground. "Down fell the
beauteous youth." --Dryden.
(c) To bend or bow, as a suppliant.
(d) (Naut.) To sail or drift toward the mouth of a river
or other outlet.
To fall flat, to produce no response or result; to fail of
the intended effect; as, his speech fell flat.
To fall foul of.
(a) (Naut.) To have a collision with; to become entangled
with
(b) To attack; to make an assault upon.
To fall from, to recede or depart from; not to adhere to;
as, to fall from an agreement or engagement; to fall from
allegiance or duty.
To fall from grace (M. E. Ch.), to sin; to withdraw from
the faith.
To fall home (Ship Carp.), to curve inward; -- said of the
timbers or upper parts of a ship's side which are much
within a perpendicular.
To fall in.
(a) To sink inwards; as, the roof fell in.
(b) (Mil.) To take one's proper or assigned place in
line; as, to fall in on the right.
(c) To come to an end; to terminate; to lapse; as, on the
death of Mr. B., the annuuity, which he had so long
received, fell in.
(d) To become operative. "The reversion, to which he had
been nominated twenty years before, fell in."
--Macaulay.
To fall into one's hands, to pass, often suddenly or
unexpectedly, into one's ownership or control; as, to
spike cannon when they are likely to fall into the hands
of the enemy.
To fall in with.
(a) To meet with accidentally; as, to fall in with a
friend.
(b) (Naut.) To meet, as a ship; also, to discover or come
near, as land.
(c) To concur with; to agree with; as, the measure falls
in with popular opinion.
(d) To comply; to yield to. "You will find it difficult
to persuade learned men to fall in with your
projects." --Addison.
To fall off.
(a) To drop; as, fruits fall off when ripe.
(b) To withdraw; to separate; to become detached; as,
friends fall off in adversity. "Love cools,
friendship falls off, brothers divide." --Shak.
(c) To perish; to die away; as, words fall off by disuse.
(d) To apostatize; to forsake; to withdraw from the
faith, or from allegiance or duty.
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Those captive tribes . . . fell off
From God to worship calves. --Milton.
(e) To forsake; to abandon; as, his customers fell off.
(f) To depreciate; to change for the worse; to
deteriorate; to become less valuable, abundant, or
interesting; as, a falling off in the wheat crop; the
magazine or the review falls off. "O Hamlet, what a
falling off was there!" --Shak.
(g) (Naut.) To deviate or trend to the leeward of the
point to which the head of the ship was before
directed; to fall to leeward.
To fall on.
(a) To meet with; to light upon; as, we have fallen on
evil days.
(b) To begin suddenly and eagerly. "Fall on, and try the
appetite to eat." --Dryden.
(c) To begin an attack; to assault; to assail. "Fall on,
fall on, and hear him not." --Dryden.
(d) To drop on; to descend on.
To fall out.
(a) To quarrel; to begin to contend.
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A soul exasperated in ills falls out
With everything, its friend, itself. --Addison.
(b) To happen; to befall; to chance. "There fell out a
bloody quarrel betwixt the frogs and the mice."
--L'Estrange.
(c) (Mil.) To leave the ranks, as a soldier.
To fall over.
(a) To revolt; to desert from one side to another.
(b) To fall beyond. --Shak.
To fall short, to be deficient; as, the corn falls short;
they all fall short in duty.
To fall through, to come to nothing; to fail; as, the
engageent has fallen through.
To fall to, to begin. "Fall to, with eager joy, on homely
food." --Dryden.
To fall under.
(a) To come under, or within the limits of; to be
subjected to; as, they fell under the jurisdiction of
the emperor.
(b) To come under; to become the subject of; as, this
point did not fall under the cognizance or
deliberations of the court; these things do not fall
under human sight or observation.
(c) To come within; to be ranged or reckoned with; to be
subordinate to in the way of classification; as,
these substances fall under a different class or
order.
To fall upon.
(a) To attack. [See To fall on.]
(b) To attempt; to have recourse to. "I do not intend to
fall upon nice disquisitions." --Holder.
(c) To rush against.
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Note: Fall primarily denotes descending motion, either in a
perpendicular or inclined direction, and, in most of
its applications, implies, literally or figuratively,
velocity, haste, suddenness, or violence. Its use is so
various, and so mush diversified by modifying words,
that it is not easy to enumerate its senses in all its
applications.
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Uncalm
(gcide) | Uncalm \Un*calm"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + calm.]
To disturb; to disquiet. --Dryden.
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becalm
(wn) | becalm
v 1: make steady; "steady yourself" [syn: steady, calm,
becalm] |
becalmed
(wn) | becalmed
adj 1: rendered motionless for lack of wind |
calm
(wn) | calm
adj 1: not agitated; without losing self-possession; "spoke in a
calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar"; "he
remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene
expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil";
"tranquil life in the country" [syn: calm,
unagitated, serene, tranquil]
2: (of weather) free from storm or wind; "calm seas" [ant:
stormy]
n 1: steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their
problems with composure and she with equanimity" [syn:
composure, calm, calmness, equanimity] [ant:
discomposure]
2: wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
[syn: calm air, calm]
v 1: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
[syn: calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize,
tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still]
[ant: agitate, charge, charge up, commove,
excite, rouse, turn on]
2: make steady; "steady yourself" [syn: steady, calm,
becalm]
3: become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation;
"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, calm down, cool off, chill out,
simmer down, settle down, cool it]
4: cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to;
"The patient must be sedated before the operation" [syn:
sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillize,
tranquillise] [ant: arouse, brace, energise,
energize, perk up, stimulate] |
calm air
(wn) | calm air
n 1: wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
[syn: calm air, calm] |
calm down
(wn) | calm down
v 1: become quiet or calm, especially after a state of
agitation; "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, calm down, cool off,
chill out, simmer down, settle down, cool it]
2: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
[syn: calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize,
tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still]
[ant: agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite,
rouse, turn on]
3: become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a
moment" [syn: lull, calm down] |
calming
(wn) | calming
n 1: the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)
[syn: appeasement, calming] |
calmly
(wn) | calmly
adv 1: with self-possession (especially in times of stress); "he
spoke calmly to the rioting students"
2: in a sedate manner [syn: sedately, calmly] |
calmness
(wn) | calmness
n 1: steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their
problems with composure and she with equanimity" [syn:
composure, calm, calmness, equanimity] [ant:
discomposure]
2: an absence of strong winds or rain
3: a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement
[ant: agitation] |
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