The Clue
Brief calm (4 letter answer)
The Answer
LULL
Tags
Notes
The answer LULL is common and appears about once every 250 puzzles.
Related Clues
Allay
Break
Calm
Hiatus
Interlude
Letup
Pause
Quiet
Respite
Soothe
Break in the action
Breathing space
Conversational gap
Down time
Drop in activity
Pause in the action
Peaceful period
Put to sleep
Quiet time
Slow period
Storm preceder
Temporary calm
Period before the storm
Definition
LULL as a noun:
1. (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"
LULL as a verb:
1. calm by deception; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"
2. (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"