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Silentiary :: Silentiary (n.) One appointed to keep silence and order in court; also, one sworn not to divulge secrets of state..

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..

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

Hist :: Hist (interj.) Hush; be silent; -- a signal for silence.

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..

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..

Stillness :: Stillness (n.) The quality or state of being still; quietness; silence; calmness; inactivity.

Dumbly :: Dumbly (adv.) In silence; mutely.

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..

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..

Oyez :: Oyez (interj.) Hear; attend; -- a term used by criers of courts to secure silence before making a proclamation. It is repeated three times.

Whist :: Whist (interj.) Be silent; be still; hush; 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..

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

Selah :: Selah (n.) A word of doubtful meaning, occuring frequently in the Psalms; by some, supposed to signify silence or a pause in the musical performance of the song..

Muse :: Muse (n.) To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate.

Mum-chance :: Mum-chance (n.) A game of hazard played with cards in 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..

Taciturnity :: Taciturnity (n.) Habilual silence, or reserve in speaking..

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..

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