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Silent :: Silent (n.) That which is silent; a time of silence.

Quietus :: Quietus (a.) Final discharge or acquittance, as from debt or obligation; that which silences claims; (Fig.) rest; death..

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..

Choke Pear :: Choke pear () A sarcasm by which one is put to silence; anything that can not be answered.

Dumb :: Dumb (v. t.) To put to silence.

Clum :: Clum (interj.) Silence; hush.

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..

Dumbness :: Dumbness (n.) The quality or state of being dumb; muteness; silence; inability to speak.

Silence :: Silence (n.) The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness.

Squelch :: Squelch (v. t.) To quell; to crush; to silence or put down.

Hist :: Hist (interj.) Hush; be silent; -- a signal for silence.

Silence :: Silence (interj.) Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence..

Retreat :: Retreat (n.) A special season of solitude and silence to engage in religious exercises.

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..

Oyez :: Oyez (interj.) Hear; attend; -- a term used by criers of courts to secure silence before making a proclamation. It is repeated three times.

Confute :: Confute (v. t.) To overwhelm by argument; to refute conclusively; to prove or show to be false or defective; to overcome; to silence.

Taciturnity :: Taciturnity (n.) Habilual silence, or reserve in speaking..

Whist :: Whist (v. t.) To hush or silence.

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..

Whist :: Whist (n.) A certain game at cards; -- so called because it requires silence and close attention. It is played by four persons (those who sit opposite each other being partners) with a complete pack of fifty-two cards. Each player has thirteen cards, and when these are played out, he hand is finished, and the cards are again shuffled and distributed..

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