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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Silence :: Silence (n.) Absence of mention; oblivion.
Stillness :: Stillness (n.) The quality or state of being still; quietness; silence; calmness; inactivity.
Oyez :: Oyez (interj.) Hear; attend; -- a term used by criers of courts to secure silence before making a proclamation. It is repeated three times.
Silenced :: Silenced (imp. & p. p.) of Silenc.
Respectuous :: Respectuous (a.) Respectful; as, a respectuous silence..
Mum-chance :: Mum-chance (n.) A game of hazard played with cards in silence.
Dumbly :: Dumbly (adv.) In silence; mutely.
Muse :: Muse (n.) To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate.
Squeak :: Squeak (v. i.) To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or punishment; to speak; to confess.
Quiet :: Quiet (v. t.) To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence..
Silentness :: Silentness (n.) State of being silent; silence.
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..
Hush :: Hush (v. t.) To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress the noise or clamor of.
Silentiary :: Silentiary (n.) One appointed to keep silence and order in court; also, one sworn not to divulge secrets of state..
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..
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..
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..
Squelch :: Squelch (v. t.) To quell; to crush; to silence or put down.
Silent :: Silent (n.) That which is silent; a time of silence.
Outtongue :: Outtongue (v. t.) To silence by talk, clamor, or noise..
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