Calm
Calm verb - To free from distress or disturbance.
Turn
Turn verb - To be in a confused state as if from being twirled around.
Usage example: all the new information made his head turn
How words are described
| similar | similar calm | similar turn |
| typical | typical calm | typical turn |
| right | right calm | right turn |
| complete | complete calm | complete turn |
| Other adjectives: initial, collective, serious, interesting, apparent, odd, strange. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Ends up being inverted in Kingdom Hearts 3D, where one of the villain remains calm and demure until he does turn full-on evil.
Source: Evil Is Hammy - Smoke, who usually calm and collected, becomes angry at Jade since he assumes that she attacked Kitana after the latter tried to turn against Shao Kahn.
Source: Conflict Ball -
This is so that their fellow vampires won't take them seriously or see them as a threat until they suddenly turn incredibly calm and lucid.
Source: Obfuscating Insanity
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