Definition of silence

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Silence (v. t.) To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush.

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Silenced :: Silenced (imp. & p. p.) of Silenc.
Oyez :: Oyez (interj.) Hear; attend; -- a term used by criers of courts to secure silence before making a proclamation. It is repeated three times.
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..
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 (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..
Silentness :: Silentness (n.) State of being silent; silence.
Muse :: Muse (n.) To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate.
Dumbness :: Dumbness (n.) The quality or state of being dumb; muteness; silence; inability to speak.
Silent :: Silent (n.) That which is silent; a time of silence.
Silence :: Silence (n.) Absence of mention; oblivion.
Dumb :: Dumb (v. t.) To put to silence.
Respectuous :: Respectuous (a.) Respectful; as, a respectuous silence..
Rest :: Rest (n.) Silence in music or in one of its parts; the name of the character that stands for such silence. They are named as notes are, whole, half, quarter,etc..
Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as, to silence the batteries of an enemy..
Stillness :: Stillness (n.) The quality or state of being still; quietness; silence; calmness; inactivity.
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..
Taciturnity :: Taciturnity (n.) Habilual silence, or reserve in speaking..
Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To put to rest; to quiet.
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..
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..
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