The term SETTLES can be defined by the following crossword solutions: ENDS (4 letters), PAYS (4 letters), SAGS (4 letters), CALMS (5 letters), LIGTS (5 letters), NESTS (5 letters), SINKS (5 letters), LOCATES (7 letters), SEDATES (7 letters), IRONSOUT (8 letters), RESOLVES (8 letters), and ADJUDICATES (11 letters). To settle means to bring an end to a dispute or disagreement, to pay a debt or obligation, to become less active or intense, to become quiet or peaceful, to become established in a place, to sink to the bottom, to find a place for something, to make someone or something calm or sleepy, to smooth out a problem or difficulty, to find a solution to a problem, and to make a formal decision on a legal matter.