Definition of silence

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Silence (interj.) Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence..

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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..
Muse :: Muse (n.) To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate.
Silentiary :: Silentiary (n.) One appointed to keep silence and order in court; also, one sworn not to divulge secrets of state..
Whist :: Whist (interj.) Be silent; be still; hush; silence.
Silence :: Silence (n.) Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness..
Frown :: Frown (v. t.) To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look; as, frown the impudent fellow into silence..
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..
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..
Respectuous :: Respectuous (a.) Respectful; as, a respectuous silence..
Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To put to rest; to quiet.
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..
Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush.
Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To restrain from the exercise of any function, privilege of instruction, or the like, especially from the act of preaching; as, to silence a minister of the gospel..
Taciturnity :: Taciturnity (n.) Habilual silence, or reserve in speaking..
Silentness :: Silentness (n.) State of being silent; silence.
Dumbness :: Dumbness (n.) The quality or state of being dumb; muteness; silence; inability to speak.
Hush :: Hush (n.) Stillness; silence; quiet.
Dumb :: Dumb (v. t.) To put to silence.
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..
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