grow less tense
11relax — relaxative, relaxatory /ri lak seuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. relaxer, n. /ri laks /, v.t. 1. to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax: to relax the muscles. 2. to diminish the force of. 3. to slacken or abate, as effort, attention, etc. 4. to… …
12relax — /rəˈlæks / (say ruh laks) verb (t) 1. to make lax, or less tense, rigid, or firm: to relax the muscles. 2. to diminish the force of. 3. to slacken or abate, as effort, attention, etc. 4. to make less strict or severe, as rules, discipline, etc.… …
13re|lax´er — re|lax «rih LAKS», transitive verb. 1. to make less stiff or firm; loosen: »Relax your muscles to rest them. 2. to make less strict or severe; lessen in force: »Discipline was relaxed on the last day of school. Gloria…slowly relaxes her… …
14re|lax — «rih LAKS», transitive verb. 1. to make less stiff or firm; loosen: »Relax your muscles to rest them. 2. to make less strict or severe; lessen in force: »Discipline was relaxed on the last day of school. Gloria…slowly relaxes her threatening… …
15defuse — defuser, n. /dee fyoohz /, v., defused, defusing. v.t. 1. to remove the fuze from (a bomb, mine, etc.). 2. to make less dangerous, tense, or embarrassing: to defuse a potentially ugly situation. v.i. 3. to grow less dangerous; weaken. Also,… …
16United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
17United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
18Wikipedia:Featured article candidates — Here, we determine which articles are to be featured articles (FAs). FAs exemplify Wikipedia s very best work and satisfy the FA criteria. All editors are welcome to review nominations; please see the review FAQ. Before nominating an article,… …
19performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
20literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
