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Preserve :: Preserve (v. t.) To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve appearances; to preserve silence..

Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To put to rest; to quiet.

Keep :: Keep (v. t.) To continue in, as a course or mode of action; not to intermit or fall from; to hold to; to maintain; as, to keep silence; to keep one's word; to keep possession..

Tacit :: Tacit (a.) Done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent; as, tacit consent is consent by silence, or by not interposing an objection..

Scrape :: Scrape (v. t.) To express disapprobation of, as a play, or to silence, as a speaker, by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; -- usually with down..

Silence :: Silence (n.) Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness..

Silent :: Silent (n.) That which is silent; a time of silence.

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

Dumb :: Dumb (v. t.) To put to silence.

Floor :: Floor (v. t.) To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down; hence, to silence by a conclusive answer or retort; as, to floor an opponent..

Stillroom :: Stillness (n.) Habitual silence or quiet; taciturnity.

Meal :: Meal (n.) The portion of food taken at a particular time for the satisfaction of appetite; the quantity usually taken at one time with the purpose of satisfying hunger; a repast; the act or time of eating a meal; as, the traveler has not eaten a good meal for a week; there was silence during the meal..

Silenced :: Silenced (imp. & p. p.) of Silenc.

Still :: Still (n.) Freedom from noise; calm; silence; as, the still of midnight..

Still :: Still (a.) To stop, as noise; to silence..

Interference :: Interference (n.) The mutual influence, under certain conditions, of two streams of light, or series of pulsations of sound, or, generally, two waves or vibrations of any kind, producing certain characteristic phenomena, as colored fringes, dark bands, or darkness, in the case of light, silence or increased intensity in sounds; neutralization or superposition of waves generally..

Hush :: Hush (n.) Stillness; silence; quiet.

Silence :: Silence (n.) Absence of mention; oblivion.

Whist :: Whist (n.) A certain game at cards; -- so called because it requires silence and close attention. It is played by four persons (those who sit opposite each other being partners) with a complete pack of fifty-two cards. Each player has thirteen cards, and when these are played out, he hand is finished, and the cards are again shuffled and distributed..

Squeak :: Squeak (v. i.) To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or punishment; to speak; to confess.

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