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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
(wn) | becalmed
adj 1: rendered motionless for lack of wind |
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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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