settle

/sɛtəl/ verbnoun
6 letters2 syllables6 points in Scrabble®7 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS23
VERB
1

Come to terms.

2

Sink down or precipitate.

3

Settle conclusively; come to terms.

“We finally settled the argument”

4

Fix firmly.

5

Accept despite lack of complete satisfaction.

“We settled for a lower price”

6

Arrange or fix in the desired order.

“She settled the teacart”

7

Become clear by the sinking of particles.

“the liquid gradually settled”

8

Become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet.

“The roar settled to a thunder”

“The wind settled in the West”

9

Cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids).

10

Come to rest.

11

Settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground.

“dust settled on the roofs”

12

Dispose of; make a financial settlement.

13

End a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement.

“The two parties finally settled”

14

Establish or develop as a residence.

“He settled the farm 200 years ago”

“This land was settled by Germans”

15

Form a community.

“The Swedes settled in Minnesota”

16

Bring to an end; settle conclusively.

17

Become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style.

“He finally settled down”

18

Come as if by falling.

19

Get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury.

“I finally settled with my old enemy”

20

Go under.

21

Make final; put the last touches on; put into final form.

22

Take up residence and become established.

“The immigrants settled in the Midwest”

NOUN
1

A long wooden bench with a back.

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