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lull
Overview of noun lull
The noun lull has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) letup, lull -- (a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise")
2. lull, quiet -- (a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm")
Overview of verb lull
The verb lull has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) lull -- (calm by deception; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security")
2. (1) lull, calm down -- (become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment")
3. calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still -- (make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lull
2 senses of lull
Sense 1
letup, lull
=> pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
=> time interval, interval
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
lull, quiet
=> calmness
=> good weather
=> weather, weather condition, atmospheric condition
=> atmospheric phenomenon
=> physical phenomenon
=> natural phenomenon
=> phenomenon
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun lull
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lull
2 senses of lull
Sense 1
letup, lull
=> pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
Sense 2
lull, quiet
=> calmness
Antonyms of noun lull
Member Holonyms of noun lull
Substance Holonyms of noun lull
Part Holonyms of noun lull
Member Meronyms of noun lull
Substance Meronyms of noun lull
Part Meronyms of noun lull
Meronyms of noun lull
Holonyms of noun lull
Attributes of noun lull
Derived Forms of noun lull
2 senses of lull
Sense 1
letup, lull
RELATED TO>(verb) lull#3
=> calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
RELATED TO>(verb) lull#2
=> lull, calm down
RELATED TO>(verb) lull#1
=> lull
Sense 2
lull, quiet
RELATED TO>(verb) lull#1
=> lull
Domain of noun lull
Domain Terms of noun lull
Familiarity of noun lull
lull used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun lull
2 senses of lull
Sense 1
letup, lull
> pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
=> lapse
=> blackout
=> caesura
=> dead air
=> delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait
=> halftime
=> respite, rest, relief, rest period
=> time-out
=> letup, lull
Sense 2
lull, quiet
> calmness
=> stillness, windlessness
=> lull, quiet
Meronyms of noun lull
2 senses of lull
Holonyms of noun lull
Grep of noun lull
lull
lullaby
lulli
lully
Antonyms of verb lull
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lull
3 senses of lull
Sense 1
lull
=> calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
=> comfort, soothe, console, solace
Sense 2
lull, calm down
=> hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up
=> suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
Sense 3
calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
=> comfort, soothe, console, solace
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lull
1 of 3 senses of lull
Sense 3
calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
=> lull
=> compose
=> pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
=> reassure, assure
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lull
3 senses of lull
Sense 1
lull
=> calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
Sense 2
lull, calm down
=> hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up
Sense 3
calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
=> comfort, soothe, console, solace
'Cause To' of verb lull
Derived Forms of verb lull
3 senses of lull
Sense 1
lull
RELATED TO>(noun) lull#2
=> lull, quiet
RELATED TO>(noun) lull#1
=> letup, lull
Sense 2
lull, calm down
RELATED TO>(noun) lull#1
=> letup, lull
Sense 3
calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
RELATED TO>(noun) lull#1
=> letup, lull
Domain of verb lull
Domain Terms of verb lull
Familiarity of verb lull
lull used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb lull
3 senses of lull
Sense 1
lull
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Sense 2
lull, calm down
*> Something ----s
Sense 3
calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
EX: The performance is likely to lull Sue
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb lull
3 senses of lull
Sense 1
lull
> calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
=> lull
=> compose
=> pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
=> reassure, assure
Sense 2
lull, calm down
> hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up
=> shush
=> lull, calm down
=> shout down
=> gag, muzzle
Sense 3
calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
> comfort, soothe, console, solace
=> calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
=> still, allay, relieve, ease
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb lull
Sense 1
lull
=> calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
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Sense 2
lull, calm down
=> hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up
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Sense 3
calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
=> comfort, soothe, console, solace
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Grep of verb lull
lull
Grep of adj lull
lulling
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