Definition of SETTLINGS

settlings

Meanings

Noun

  • sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
  • a gradual sinking to a lower level
  • plural of settling

Verb

  • settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
  • bring to an end; settle conclusively
  • settle conclusively; come to terms
  • take up residence and become established
  • come to terms
  • go under,
  • become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
  • become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
  • establish or develop as a residence
  • come to rest
  • arrange or fix in the desired order
  • accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
  • end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
  • dispose of; make a financial settlement
  • become clear by the sinking of particles
  • cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
  • sink down or precipitate
  • fix firmly
  • get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
  • make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
  • form a community
  • come as if by falling

Synonyms

adjudicate, conciliate, decide, descend, determine, dregs, ensconce, fall, finalise, finalize, get back, go down, go under, locate, make up, nail down, patch up, reconcile, resolve, root, settle, settle down, settling, sink, square off, square up, steady down, subside, subsidence, subsiding, take root

Antonyms

float

Scrabble Score: 10

settlings is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
settlings is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
settlings is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

settlings is a valid Words With Friends word