Definition of quiet

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Quiet (v. t.) To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence..

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Burke :: Burke (v. t.) To dispose of quietly or indirectly; to suppress; to smother; to shelve; as, to burke a parliamentary question..
Stillhouse :: Stiller (n.) One who stills, or quiets..
Dead :: Dead (n.) The most quiet or deathlike time; the period of profoundest repose, inertness, or gloom; as, the dead of winter..
Orderly :: Orderly (a.) Observant of order, authority, or rule; hence, obedient; quiet; peaceable; not unruly; as, orderly children; an orderly community..
Impacable :: Impacable (a.) Not to be appeased or quieted.
Frumentation :: Frumentation (n.) A largess of grain bestowed upon the people, to quiet them when uneasy..
Ease :: Ease (n.) Freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys or disquiets; tranquillity; peace; comfort; security; as, ease of mind..
Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To put to rest; to quiet.
Rest :: Rest (v. t.) To lay or place at rest; to quiet.
Quiet :: Quiet (v. t.) To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to tranquillize; as, to quiet the passions; to quiet clamors or disorders; to quiet pain or grief..
Gentle :: Gentle (superl.) Not wild, turbulent, or refractory; quiet and docile; tame; peaceable; as, a gentle horse..
Quieter :: Quieter (n.) One who, or that which, quiets..
Requietory :: Requietory (n.) A sepulcher.
Calmness :: Calmness (n.) The state of quality of being calm; quietness; tranquillity; self-repose.
Snudge :: Snudge (v. i.) To lie snug or quiet.
Turmoil :: Turmoil (v. i.) To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion.
Still :: Still (adv.) Not disturbed by noise or agitation; quiet; calm; as, a still evening; a still atmosphere..
Inertion :: Inertion (n.) Want of activity or exertion; inertness; quietude.
Brood :: Brood (v. i.) To sit on and cover eggs, as a fowl, for the purpose of warming them and hatching the young; or to sit over and cover young, as a hen her chickens, in order to warm and protect them; hence, to sit quietly, as if brooding..
Arcadia :: Arcadia (n.) Fig.: Any region or scene of simple pleasure and untroubled quiet.
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