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English Definitions
settle
N
a long wooden bench with a back
settle
V
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
settle
V
bring to an end; settle conclusively
settle
V
settle conclusively; come to terms
settle
V
take up residence and become established
settle
V
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
settle
V
become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
settle
V
establish or develop as a residence
settle
V
arrange or fix in the desired order
settle
V
accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
settle
V
end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
settle
V
dispose of; make a financial settlement
settle
V
become clear by the sinking of particles
settle
V
cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
settle
V
sink down or precipitate
settle
V
get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
settle
V
make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
settle
V
form a community
settle
V
come as if by falling
settle down
V
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
settle down
V
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
settle down
V
become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
settled
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
settled
established in a desired position or place; not moving about
settled
inhabited by colonists
settlement
N
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
settlement
N
a community of people smaller than a town
settlement
N
a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
settlement
N
the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
settlement
N
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
settlement
N
an area where a group of families live together
settlement
N
termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
N
a center in an underprivileged area that provides community services
settler
N
a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
settler
N
a negotiator who settles disputes
settler
N
a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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