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calms before storms

calms before storms is the plural of calm before the storm.

Meaning of calm before the storm

Noun

the calm before the storm (plural calms before storms)

  1. (idiomatic) A period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm.
    • The meeting may be peaceful now, but this is only the calm before the storm.

Questions about calms before storms

What is calms before storms the plural of?
Calms before storms is the plural of calm before the storm.

Words near calms before storms in the dictionary

  1. calmodulinopathy
  2. calmodulins
  3. calmoniid
  4. calmoniids
  5. calms
  6. calms before storms
  7. calms down
  8. calmstone
  9. calmstones
  10. calmth
  11. Calmuck

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