simmer down - Wordage.info - Free Thesaurus Tool for Word Discovery - Expanded Thesaurus, Reverse Dictionary Lookup

simmer collapse: temperature just below the boiling point; "the stew remained at a simmer for hours"; boil slowly at low temperature; "simmer the sauce"; "simmering water"

saute collapse: a dish of sauteed food; fried quickly in a little fat; fry briefly over high heat; "saute the onions"

unwind collapse: reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn"; separate the tangles of

gurgle collapse: the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck; utter with a gurgling sound; "`Help,' the stabbing victim gurgled"; make sounds similar to gurgling water; "The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it"

decoction collapse: (pharmacology) the extraction by boiling of water-soluble drug substances

shirr collapse: bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set; "shirr the eggs"

fricassee collapse: pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings; make a fricassee of by cooking; "fricassee meats"

incandesce collapse: become incandescent or glow with heat; "an incandescing body"; cause to become incandescent or glow; "the lamp was incandesced"

griddle collapse: cooking utensil consisting of a flat heated surface (as on top of a stove) on which food is cooked; cook on a griddle; "griddle pancakes"

poach collapse: cook in a simmering liquid; "poached apricots"; hunt illegally; "people are poaching elephants for their ivory"

swelter collapse: suffer from intense heat; "we were sweltering at the beach"; be uncomfortably hot

smother collapse: a stifling cloud of smoke; conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"; envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires"; deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"; form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered the cake"

distill collapse: give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"; undergo the process of distillation; extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"

curry collapse: (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice; treat by incorporating fat; "curry tanned leather"; season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking

parch collapse: cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth"

barbecue collapse: a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors; a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit; meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce

baste collapse: loose temporary stitches; cover with liquid before cooking; "baste a roast"; sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem"

bake collapse: cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; "bake the potatoes"; prepare with dry heat in an oven; "bake a cake"

plop collapse: the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash; with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green"; drop with the sound of something falling into water; drop something with a plopping sound

scald collapse: the act of burning with steam or hot water; a burn cause by hot liquid or steam; burn with a hot liquid or steam; "She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out"; heat to the boiling point; "scald the milk"; treat with boiling water; "scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled"

blanch collapse: cook (vegetables) briefly; "Parboil the beans before freezing them"

churn collapse: a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk; stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter; be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm"

rein collapse: one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse; any means of control; "he took up the reins of government"; stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins; "He reined in his horses in front of the post office"; stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins; "They reined in in front of the post office"

suffocate collapse: feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"; be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"; suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"; become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"; impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

sizzle collapse: a sizzling noise; burn or sear with a sizzling sound; "The fat sizzled in the pan"; make a sound like frying fat; seethe with deep anger or resentment; "She was sizzling with anger"

blubber collapse: an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil; utter while crying

smolder collapse: burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire"; have strong suppressed feelings

flare up collapse: ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down; "the fire flared up and died down once again"

fry collapse: English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907); English painter and art critic (1866-1934); cook on a hot surface using fat; "fry the pancakes"; be excessively hot; "If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they'll be fried"

Wordage.info