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calm
  • n  steadiness of mind under stress
  • n  wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
  • v  make calm or still
  • v  make steady
  • v  become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
  • v  cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
  • s  not agitated; without losing self-possession
    spoke in a calm voice
    remained calm throughout the uproar
  • a  (of weather) free from storm or wind
    calm seas
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carpetbagging
  • s  presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
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caloric
  • a  relating to or associated with heat
    the caloric effect of sunlight
  • a  of or relating to calories in food
    comparison of foods on a caloric basis
    the caloric content of foods
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calorifacient
  • s  producing heat; usually used of foods
    calorifacient chili peppers
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calorific
  • s  heat-generating
    the calorific properties of fuels
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calumniatory
  • s  (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
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calumnious
  • s  (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
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