Definition of settle

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• settle is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
• settle is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
• settle is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7

Definition of settle

• come to terms (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. conciliate
  2. make up
  3. patch up
  4. reconcile
• settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground (verb)

  Examples

  1. dust settled on the roofs

  Synonyms

  1. settle down
• bring to an end; settle conclusively (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. adjudicate
  2. decide
  3. resolve
• become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style (verb)

  Examples

  1. He finally settled down

  Synonyms

  1. root
  2. settle down
  3. steady down
  4. take root
• come as if by falling (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. descend
  2. fall
• get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury (verb)

  Examples

  1. I finally settled with my old enemy

  Synonyms

  1. get back
• go under (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. go down
  2. go under
  3. sink
• make final; put the last touches on; put into final form (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. finalise
  2. finalize
  3. nail down
• take up residence and become established (verb)

  Examples

  1. The immigrants settled in the Midwest

  Synonyms

  1. locate
• sink down or precipitate (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. subside
• settle conclusively; come to terms (verb)

  Examples

  1. We finally settled the argument

  Synonyms

  1. determine
  2. square off
  3. square up
• a long wooden bench with a back (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. settee
• fix firmly (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. ensconce
• accept despite lack of complete satisfaction (verb)

  Examples

  1. We settled for a lower price
• arrange or fix in the desired order (verb)

  Examples

  1. She settled the teacart
• become clear by the sinking of particles (verb)

  Examples

  1. the liquid gradually settled
• become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet (verb)

  Examples

  1. The roar settled to a thunder
  2. The wind settled in the West
  3. A cough settled in her chest
  4. Her mood settled into lethargy
• cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids) (verb)
• come to rest (verb)
• dispose of; make a financial settlement (verb)
• end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement (verb)

  Examples

  1. The two parties finally settled
• establish or develop as a residence (verb)

  Examples

  1. He settled the farm 200 years ago
  2. This land was settled by Germans
• form a community (verb)

  Examples

  1. The Swedes settled in Minnesota

See definition of settle in Merriam Webster