Calm
Calm verb - To free from distress or disturbance.
Lap
Lap verb - To flow along or against.
How words are described
| perfect | perfect calm | perfect lap |
| less | less calm | less lap |
| comparative | comparative calm | comparative lap |
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Which had just been reversed earlier, with a freaked-out Tetsuo first hugging Kaori to calm down and then laying and resting his head in her lap with her stroking his hair and comforting him.
Source: Lap Pillow - When the implications are explained to the teacher she promptly faints, and spends the rest of the episode in the lap of Ren Mikihara, the only one to remain calm and dignified while everyone else descends into Comedic Sociopathy.
Source: Lap Pillow -
Said guard screams in terror as the calm, docile serpents slowly slither onto his lap and over his shoulder.
Source: Terrifying Pet Store Rat
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