SETTLE
Scrabble letter values: S1E1T1T1L1E1 = 6
Definition
- noun a long wooden bench with a back. — synonyms: settee
- verb settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground. — synonyms: settle_down
- verb bring to an end. — synonyms: decide, resolve, adjudicate
- verb settle conclusively. — synonyms: square_off, square_up, determine
- verb take up residence and become established. — synonyms: locate
- verb come to terms. — synonyms: reconcile, patch_up, make_up, conciliate
- verb go under. — synonyms: sink, go_down, go_under
- verb become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style. — synonyms: root, take_root, steady_down, settle_down
- verb become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet.
- verb establish or develop as a residence.
- verb come to rest.
- verb arrange or fix in the desired order.
- verb accept despite lack of complete satisfaction.
- verb end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement.
- verb dispose of.
- verb become clear by the sinking of particles.
- verb cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids).
- verb sink down or precipitate. — synonyms: subside
- verb fix firmly. — synonyms: ensconce
- verb get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury. — synonyms: get_back
- verb make final. — synonyms: finalize, finalise, nail_down
- verb form a community.
- verb come as if by falling. — synonyms: fall, descend
Examples
- “dust settled on the roofs”
- “settle conclusively”
- “The case was decided”