Definition of silence

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

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Dumb :: Dumb (v. t.) To put to silence.
Silent :: Silent (n.) That which is silent; a time of 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..
Outtongue :: Outtongue (v. t.) To silence by talk, clamor, or noise..
Infer :: Infer (v. t.) To derive by deduction or by induction; to conclude or surmise from facts or premises; to accept or derive, as a consequence, conclusion, or probability; to imply; as, I inferred his determination from his silence..
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..
Muse :: Muse (n.) To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate.
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..
Rebuke :: Rebuke (v. t.) To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish..
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..
Silence :: Silence (n.) Secrecy; as, these things were transacted in silence..
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 (n.) The cessation of rage, agitation, or tumilt; calmness; quiest; as, the elements were reduced to silence..
Choke Pear :: Choke pear () A sarcasm by which one is put to silence; anything that can not be answered.
Silentness :: Silentness (n.) State of being silent; silence.
Silentiary :: Silentiary (n.) One appointed to keep silence and order in court; also, one sworn not to divulge secrets of state..
Respectuous :: Respectuous (a.) Respectful; as, a respectuous silence..
Dumbly :: Dumbly (adv.) In silence; mutely.
Quiet :: Quiet (v. t.) To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence..
Taciturnity :: Taciturnity (n.) Habilual silence, or reserve in speaking..
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