becalm
11becalm — verb leave (a sailing ship) unable to move through lack of wind …
12becalm — v. a. 1. Quiet, soothe, still, calm, tranquillize, pacify, appease, make calm, make tranquil. 2. Detain by a calm (as a ship), affect, overtake, or surround by a calm …
13becalm — v (all of sailing vessels) stop, halt, stall, bring to a standstill; take the wind out of one s sails. because, conj. 1. since, as, whereas, inasmuch as, forasmuch as; due to the fact that, in view of the fact that, seeing that. adv 2. on account …
14becalm — be·calm …
15becalm — be•calm [[t]bɪˈkɑm[/t]] v. t. 1) naut. navig. to deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it 2) to calm • Etymology: 1550–60 …
16becalm — /biˈkam/ (say bee kahm), /bəˈkam/ (say buh kahm) verb (t) 1. (usually in past participle) to halt (a ship, etc.) through lack of wind. 2. to calm. {be + calm} …
17becalm — v.tr. (usu. in passive) deprive (a ship) of wind …
18Becalmed — 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. [1913 Webster] Soft whispering airs . . . becalm the mind. Philips. [1913 Webster] 2. To keep from… …
19Becalming — 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. [1913 Webster] Soft whispering airs . . . becalm the mind. Philips. [1913 Webster] 2. To keep from… …
20Fireships (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Fireships Type = Album Artist = Peter Hammill Background = orange Released = 1992 Recorded = November 1990 August 1991 Genre = Art rock Length = Label = Fie! Records Producer = Peter Hammill, David Lord Reviews = *Allmusic… …
