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单词 calms
释义

calm1 /käm/

adjective
  1. Still or quiet
  2. Of the weather, not windy
  3. (of a person or an action) serene, tranquil, assured
  4. Cool, impudent
noun
  1. Absence of wind (also in pl)
  2. A reading of 0 on the Beaufort scale, indicating a wind speed of less than 1mph (meteorol)
  3. Repose
  4. Serenity of feelings or actions
transitive verb and intransitive verb
  1. (also calm down) to make or become calm
  2. To quiet
transitive verb

To becalm

ORIGIN: Fr calme (Ital calma), from LL cauma, from Gr kauma noonday heat, from kaiein to burn

calmant or calmative (both /kalˈ or käˈ/) noun and adjective (medicine)

(a drug) having a calming effect

calmed /kämd/ adjective

calmˈly adverb

calmˈness noun

calmˈy adjective (Spenser)

Characterized by calm

cam3, caum or calm /käm or köm/ (Scot)

noun
  1. Pale bluish-grey clay or soft slate
  2. A slate pencil
  3. Pipeclay
  4. Limestone (obsolete)
transitive verb

To whiten with camstone

ORIGIN: Origin unknown

calmˈy adjective

Clayey

camˈstone, caumˈstone, calmˈstone or camˈstane, caumˈstane, calmˈstane noun

A white argillaceous stone used for whitening hearthstones and doorsteps

came2 /kām/ or calm /käm/

noun

A lead rod for framing a pane in a leaded or stained-glass window

ORIGIN: Origin unknown
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