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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Whist :: Whist (v. t.) To hush or silence.
Respectuous :: Respectuous (a.) Respectful; as, a respectuous silence..
Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To put to rest; to quiet.
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..
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..
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..
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..
Mum :: Mum (n.) Silence.
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..
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..
Retreat :: Retreat (n.) A special season of solitude and silence to engage in religious exercises.
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..
Quiet :: Quiet (v. t.) To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence..
Clum :: Clum (interj.) Silence; hush.
Silenced :: Silenced (imp. & p. p.) of Silenc.
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..
Outtongue :: Outtongue (v. t.) To silence by talk, clamor, or noise..
Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as, to silence the batteries of an enemy..
Silence :: Silence (n.) The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness.
Silence :: Silence (n.) Absence of mention; oblivion.
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