v. come into existence; "What becomes has duration"

v. enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"

v. undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"

v. enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"

adj. not changeable; "a period of settled weather"

adj. established in a desired position or place; not moving about; "nomads...absorbed among the settled people"; "settled areas"; "I don't feel entirely settled here"; "the advent of settled civilization"

adj. established or decided beyond dispute or doubt; "with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night"

adj. inhabited by colonists

adj. clearly defined; "I have no formed opinion about the chances of success"

v. make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat"

v. praise somewhat dishonestly

v. make fit; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out"

v. enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"

v. make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

v. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

v. get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"

v. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"

adj. (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water"

adj. without or almost without wind; "he prefers windless days for playing golf"

adj. with residents or inhabitants

adj. densely populated

adj. having a lower population density than normal or desirable; "the richly endowed but underpopulated Ivory Coast"

adj. remarkable; "that was some party"; "she is some skier"

adj. recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"

adj. sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"

v. retreat

v. get worse or fall back to a previous condition

v. get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

adj. not settled or established; "an unsettled lifestyle"

adj. wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community; "led a vagabond life"; "a rootless wanderer"

adj. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties"

adj. still in doubt; "an unsettled issue"; "an unsettled state of mind"