Definition of silence

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Silence (v. t.) To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as, to silence the batteries of an enemy..

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Hist :: Hist (interj.) Hush; be silent; -- a signal for silence.
Whist :: Whist (v. t.) To hush or silence.
Clum :: Clum (interj.) Silence; hush.
Squelch :: Squelch (v. t.) To quell; to crush; to silence or put down.
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..
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..
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..
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.
Whist :: Whist (interj.) Be silent; be still; hush; silence.
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..
Stillroom :: Stillness (n.) Habitual silence or quiet; taciturnity.
Dumb :: Dumb (v. t.) To put to silence.
Hush :: Hush (n.) Stillness; silence; quiet.
Dumbly :: Dumbly (adv.) In silence; mutely.
Silence :: Silence (n.) Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness..
Preserve :: Preserve (v. t.) To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve appearances; to preserve silence..
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..
Silence :: Silence (n.) Secrecy; as, these things were transacted in silence..
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