Definition of silence

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Silence (v. t.) To put to rest; to quiet.

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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..
Stillroom :: Stillness (n.) Habitual silence or quiet; taciturnity.
Taciturnity :: Taciturnity (n.) Habilual silence, or reserve in speaking..
Still :: Still (n.) Freedom from noise; calm; silence; as, the still of midnight..
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..
Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as, to silence the batteries of an enemy..
Silentness :: Silentness (n.) State of being silent; silence.
Still :: Still (a.) To stop, as noise; to silence..
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..
Choke Pear :: Choke pear () A sarcasm by which one is put to silence; anything that can not be answered.
Hist :: Hist (interj.) Hush; be silent; -- a signal for silence.
Respectuous :: Respectuous (a.) Respectful; as, a respectuous silence..
Scrape :: Scrape (v. t.) To express disapprobation of, as a play, or to silence, as a speaker, by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; -- usually with down..
Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To put to rest; to quiet.
Muse :: Muse (n.) To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate.
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..
Mum-chance :: Mum-chance (n.) A game of hazard played with cards in 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..
Confute :: Confute (v. t.) To overwhelm by argument; to refute conclusively; to prove or show to be false or defective; to overcome; to silence.
Clum :: Clum (interj.) Silence; hush.
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