Definition of silence

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

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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..
Quiet :: Quiet (v. t.) To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence..
Break :: Break (v. t.) To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to break one's journey..
Oyez :: Oyez (interj.) Hear; attend; -- a term used by criers of courts to secure silence before making a proclamation. It is repeated three times.
Silence :: Silence (n.) The cessation of rage, agitation, or tumilt; calmness; quiest; as, the elements were reduced 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..
Stillness :: Stillness (n.) The quality or state of being still; quietness; silence; calmness; inactivity.
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..
Whist :: Whist (interj.) Be silent; be still; hush; silence.
Choke Pear :: Choke pear () A sarcasm by which one is put to silence; anything that can not be answered.
Squelch :: Squelch (v. t.) To quell; to crush; to silence or put down.
Muse :: Muse (n.) To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate.
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..
Still :: Still (a.) To stop, as noise; to silence..
Silent :: Silent (n.) That which is silent; a time of silence.
Outtongue :: Outtongue (v. t.) To silence by talk, clamor, or noise..
Confute :: Confute (v. t.) To overwhelm by argument; to refute conclusively; to prove or show to be false or defective; to overcome; to silence.
Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To put to rest; to quiet.
Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as, to silence the batteries of an enemy..
Dumb :: Dumb (v. t.) To put to silence.
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