make+less+firm

  • 71cut — /kut/, v., cut, cutting, adj., n. v.t. 1. to penetrate with or as if with a sharp edged instrument or object: He cut his finger. 2. to divide with or as if with a sharp edged instrument; sever; carve: to cut a rope. 3. to detach with or as if… …

    Universalium

  • 72fix — [c]/fɪks / (say fiks) verb (fixed or fixt, fixing) –verb (t) 1. to make fast, firm, or stable. 2. to place definitely and more or less permanently. 3. to settle definitely; determine: to fix a price. 4. to direct (the eyes, the attention, etc.)… …

  • 73shake — v. & n. v. (past shook; past part. shaken) 1 tr. & intr. move forcefully or quickly up and down or to and fro. 2 a intr. tremble or vibrate markedly. b tr. cause to do this. 3 tr. a agitate or shock. b colloq. upset the composure of. 4 tr. weaken …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 74IAU definition of planet — This article is about the formal definition established in 2006. For prior usage, see Definition of planet. The definition of planet set in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) states that, in the Solar System, a planet is a… …

    Wikipedia

  • 75Red Army invasion of Georgia — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Red Army invasion of Georgia caption=The Transcaucasus Campaign of 1921. date=1921 place=South Caucasus (Transcaucasus) result=Soviet Turkish victory; establishment of the Georgian SSR combatant1= combatant2=… …

    Wikipedia

  • 76Marshmallow — For other uses, see Marshmallow (disambiguation). A collection of coloured marshmallows The marshmallow is a confection that, in its modern form, typically consists of sugar, corn syrup, water, gelatin that has been softened in hot water,… …

    Wikipedia

  • 77Saturn Aura — Infobox Automobile name = Saturn Aura manufacturer = General Motors parent company = aka = production = 2007–present predecessor = Saturn L Series platform = GM Epsilon platform class = Mid size layout = FF layout assembly = Kansas City, Kansas… …

    Wikipedia

  • 78Nicholas Budgen — Nicholas William Budgen (3 November 1937 – 26 October 1998), often called Nick Budgen, was a British Conservative Party politician. Named after St. Nicholas Church in Newport, Shropshire of which his grandfather (who was later Dean of Lichfield… …

    Wikipedia

  • 79Henry Kloss — (1929, Altoona, PA ndash;January 31, 2002, Cambridge, MA) was a prominent audio engineer and businessman who helped advance high fidelity loudspeaker and radio receiver technology beginning in the 1950s. Kloss (rhymes with gross) was a student in …

    Wikipedia

  • 80loose — [[t]lus[/t]] adj. loos•er, loos•est, adv. v. 1) free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end[/ex] 2) not firmly fixed or attached: a loose tooth; a loose board in a floor[/ex] 3) free from confinement or restraint; unfettered: loose …

    From formal English to slang