Scrabble?! SETTLE

Definitions of SETTLE in various dictionaries:

noun - a long wooden bench with a back

verb - settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

verb - bring to an end

verb - settle conclusively

verb - take up residence and become established

verb - come to terms

verb - go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

verb - become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

verb - become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet

verb - establish or develop as a residence

verb - come to rest

verb - arrange or fix in the desired order

verb - accept despite lack of complete satisfaction

verb - end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement

verb - dispose of

verb - become clear by the sinking of particles

verb - cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)

verb - sink down or precipitate

verb - fix firmly

verb - get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury

verb - make final

verb - form a community

verb - come as if by falling

To put into order; arrange or fix definitely as desired.

To put firmly into a desired position or place; establish.

To establish as a resident or residents: settled her family in Ohio.

To establish residence in; colonize: Pioneers settled the West.

To establish in a residence, business, or profession.

To restore calmness or comfort to.

To cause to sink, become compact, or come to rest.

To cause (a liquid) to become clear by forming a sediment.

To subdue or make orderly.

To establish on a permanent basis; stabilize.

To make compensation for (a claim).

To pay (a debt).

To conclude (a dispute, for example) by a final decision.

To decide (a lawsuit) by mutual agreement of the involved parties without court action.

To secure or assign (property or title) by legal action.

To discontinue moving and come to rest in one place.

To move downward; sink or descend, especially gradually: Darkness settled over the fields.

To become clear by the sinking of suspended particles.

To be separated from a solution or mixture as a sediment.

To become compact by sinking, as sediment when stirred up.

To establish one’s residence: settled in Canada.

To become established or localized: The cold settled in my chest.

To provide compensation for a claim.

A long wooden bench with a high back, often including storage space beneath the seat.

To begin living a stable and orderly life: He settled down as a farmer with a family.

To become less nervous or restless.

verb - to place in a desired state or order