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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Hush :: Hush (v. t.) To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress the noise or clamor of.
Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush.
Respectuous :: Respectuous (a.) Respectful; as, a respectuous silence..
Stillness :: Stillness (n.) The quality or state of being still; quietness; silence; calmness; inactivity.
Hist :: Hist (interj.) Hush; be silent; -- a signal for silence.
Silentiary :: Silentiary (n.) One appointed to keep silence and order in court; also, one sworn not to divulge secrets of state..
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..
Silence :: Silence (n.) The cessation of rage, agitation, or tumilt; calmness; quiest; as, the elements were reduced to silence..
Silence :: Silence (n.) Absence of mention; oblivion.
Oyez :: Oyez (interj.) Hear; attend; -- a term used by criers of courts to secure silence before making a proclamation. It is repeated three times.
Still :: Still (n.) Freedom from noise; calm; silence; as, the still of midnight..
Confute :: Confute (v. t.) To overwhelm by argument; to refute conclusively; to prove or show to be false or defective; to overcome; to silence.
Acquiesce :: Acquiesce (v. i.) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object; -- followed by in, formerly also by with and to..
Choke Pear :: Choke pear () A sarcasm by which one is put to silence; anything that can not be answered.
Silenced :: Silenced (imp. & p. p.) of Silenc.
Silence :: Silence (n.) Secrecy; as, these things were transacted in 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..
Dumb :: Dumb (v. t.) To put to silence.
Silence :: Silence (n.) Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness..
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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