Definition of settle

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Settle (n.) To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable condition; -- said of the ground, of roads, and the like; as, clear weather settles the roads..

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Light-minded :: Light-minded (a.) Unsettled; unsteady; volatile; not considerate.
Settle :: Settle (v. i.) To be established in an employment or profession; as, to settle in the practice of law..
Sag :: Sag (v. i.) Fig.: To lose firmness or elasticity; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced..
Term :: Term (n.) Propositions or promises, as in contracts, which, when assented to or accepted by another, settle the contract and bind the parties; conditions..
Irresolvedly :: Irresolvedly (adv.) Without settled determination; in a hesitating manner; doubtfully.
Principle :: Principle (n.) A settled rule of action; a governing law of conduct; an opinion or belief which exercises a directing influence on the life and behavior; a rule (usually, a right rule) of conduct consistently directing one's actions; as, a person of no principle..
Vague :: Vague (v. i.) Unsettled; unfixed; undetermined; indefinite; ambiguous; as, a vague idea; a vague proposition..
Ordinary :: Ordinary (a.) According to established order; methodical; settled; regular.
Subside :: Subside (v. i.) To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees..
Stabulation :: Stably (adv.) In a stable manner; firmly; fixedly; steadily; as, a government stably settled..
Frisker :: Frisker (n.) One who frisks; one who leaps of dances in gayety; a wanton; an inconstant or unsettled person.
Settle :: Settle (v. i.) To sink to the bottom; to fall to the bottom, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reserveir..
Quiet :: Quiet (a.) Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience..
Reconcile :: Reconcile (v. t.) To adjust; to settle; as, to reconcile differences..
Concert :: Concert (v. t.) To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation..
Botany Bay :: Botany Bay () A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English convict settlement there; -- so called from the number of new plants found on its shore at its discovery by Cook in 1770..
Footing :: Footing (n.) Standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold.
Conventionary :: Conventionary (a.) Acting under contract; settled by express agreement; as, conventionary tenants..
Bushman :: Bushman (n.) A woodsman; a settler in the bush.
Pathogeny :: Pathogeny (n.) The generation, and method of development, of disease; as, the pathogeny of yellow fever is unsettled..
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