Settle and Turn

Settle

Settle verb - To cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid).

Turn and settle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Turn" instead a verb "Settle".

Turn

Turn verb - To move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis.

Settle and turn are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Settle" instead a verb "Turn".

Nearby Words: turned, turning

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

people settle people turn people
men settle men turn men
situation settle situation turn situation
earth settle earth turn earth
Other words: world, game, fight, battle, planet, city.

Both words in one sentence

  • Tabletop Game / JAGS Wonderland For the Lulz: The Cheshire Cat will do anything for his amusement, never let things settle down if he can “turn the heat up”.
  • The vampire clans are now in turn accepted to peacefully settle in the Borderlands.
  • Wiping those aborigines out is discouraged, though, as they turn into an agricultural boon for the race to settle on the planet.
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