Definition of silence

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Silence (n.) Secrecy; as, these things were transacted in silence..

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Silence :: Silence (n.) Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness..
Silence :: Silence (n.) The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness.
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..
Whist :: Whist (interj.) Be silent; be still; hush; silence.
Squelch :: Squelch (v. t.) To quell; to crush; to silence or put down.
Still :: Still (n.) Freedom from noise; calm; silence; as, the still of midnight..
Squeak :: Squeak (v. i.) To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or punishment; to speak; to confess.
Still :: Still (a.) To stop, as noise; to silence..
Respectuous :: Respectuous (a.) Respectful; as, a respectuous silence..
Reticence :: Reticence (n.) The quality or state of being reticent, or keeping silence; the state of holding one's tonque; refraining to speak of that which is suggested; uncommunicativeness..
Gag :: Gag (v. t.) To stop the mouth of, by thrusting sometimes in, so as to hinder speaking; hence, to silence by authority or by violence; not to allow freedom of speech to..
Hush :: Hush (v. t.) To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress the noise or clamor of.
Confute :: Confute (v. t.) To overwhelm by argument; to refute conclusively; to prove or show to be false or defective; to overcome; to silence.
Rest :: Rest (n.) Silence in music or in one of its parts; the name of the character that stands for such silence. They are named as notes are, whole, half, quarter,etc..
Silent :: Silent (n.) That which is silent; a time of silence.
Muse :: Muse (n.) To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate.
Mum :: Mum (n.) Silence.
Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To put to rest; to quiet.
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..
Silence :: Silence (interj.) Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence..
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