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91soft pedals — v. play down, minimize, reduce importance, make less important; use the soft pedal in playing piano to reduce the volume of music n. pedal on a piano that reduces musical tones …
92soft landing — noun 1》 a controlled landing of a spacecraft during which no serious damage is incurred. 2》 the slowing down of economic growth at an acceptable degree relative to inflation and unemployment. Derivatives soft land verb …
93soft pedal — noun a pedal on a piano that can be pressed to soften the tone. verb (soft pedal) play down the unpleasant aspects of …
94soft — adj 1. plushlike, plushed, squashy, squishy, mushy, spongy; pulpy, pulpal, pulpous, pulplike, pul paceous, overripe, overmature; pappy, paplike, mashed, softened; thin, watery, runny, liquid; loamy, friable, crumbly; marshy, paludal, boggy,… …
95soft landing — Econ. a slowing down of economic growth at a manageable rate relative to inflation and unemployment. [1960 65] * * * …
96soft landing — noun (C) a situation in which a spacecraft comes down onto the ground gently and without any damage …
97soft landing — The situation in which an economy slows down but does not go into a recession. The term was first used in astronautics journals of the late 1950s to describe a safe moon landing …
98soft landing — The situation in which an economy slows down but does not go into a recession. The term was first used in astronautics journals of the late 1950s to describe a safe moon landing …
99soft — Palupalu, palu; nahe, nahenahe, lahe, hone, hoene, polinahe (as sound); ōlū, hōlū, hōlule, hōlulo, ōlulo, ōluheluhe (as a crab that has shed its shell); ōninanina, lina, nina (as cheeks); pala, palapū, maka pala (as a boil); ae (as down); pahē …
100swan's-down — [swänz′doun΄, swônz′doun΄] n. 1. the soft, fine under feathers, or down, of the swan, used for trimming clothes, etc. 2. a soft, thick fabric of wool and silk, rayon, or cotton, used for making baby clothes, etc. 3. a cotton fabric with a satin… …
