Definitions for becalm
bɪˈkɑmbe·calm

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. steady, calm, becalmverb

   make steady

   "steady yourself"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. becalmverb

   To make calm or still; make quiet; calm.

2. becalmverb

   To cut off the wind from a ship either by the proximity of land or by another vessel. A ship that is motionless due to the absence of wind is becalmed.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Becalmverb

   Etymology: from calm.

   1. To still the elements.

   The moon shone clear on the becalmed flood. Dryden.

   2. To keep a ship from motion.

   A man becalmed at sea, out of sight of land, in a fair day, may look on the sun, or sea, or ship, a whole hour, and perceive no motion. John Locke.

   3. To quiet the mind.

   Soft whisp’ring airs, and the lark’s mattin song,
   Then woo to musing, and becalm the mind
   Perplex’d with irksome thoughts. Philips.

   Banish his sorrows, and becalm his soul
   With easy dreams. Joseph Addison, Cato.

   4. To becalm and to calm differ in this, that to calm is to stop motion, and to becalm is to with-hold from motion.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Becalmverb

   to render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease

2. Becalmverb

   to keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Becalm

   be-käm′, v.t. to make calm, still, or quiet.—p.adj. Becalmed′, motionless from want of wind. [Pfx. be-, and Calm.]

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Anagrams for becalm »

1. malbec

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of becalm in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of becalm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=becalm
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Becalm
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=becalm
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/becalm
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=becalm