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Becalmed

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adj. (of a sailing ship) unable to move due to lack of wind

v. Simple past tense and past participle of becalm.

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adj. rendered motionless for lack of wind

Word Usage

"Just as I wasn't really the "solitary sailor, becalmed on the tractless seas of time," but, was, instead, a girl with a need to write a poem for a contest."

Equivalent

unmoving nonmoving

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

bombed calmed embalmed

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

unseat bedridden off-balance valueless unobtainable