Calm
Calm noun - A state of freedom from storm or disturbance.
Pinch
Pinch noun - An instance of theft.
How words are described
| good | good calm | good pinch |
| small | small calm | small pinch |
| absolute | absolute calm | absolute pinch |
| famous | famous calm | famous pinch |
| Other adjectives: deadly. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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He wins people over by being calm, decisive, charming, and someone they know they can rely on in a pinch, all the while calculating how best to stab them in the back.
Source: Series / House of Cards (UK) -
Whether they take someone out with a nerve pinch, fight hand-to-hand or blast it out with phasers, they always have a blank look of complete calm.
Source: Tranquil Fury -
Happens in Elf Only Inn when Lord Elf is trying to prove that Nimoy (a vulcan) is not actually an elf, and Nimoy tries to calm him down with a Vulcan Neck Pinch.
Source: Dope Slap
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