Definition of quiet

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Quiet (v. i.) To become still, silent, or calm; -- often with down; as, be soon quieted down..

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Float :: Float (n.) To move quietly or gently on the water, as a raft; to drift along; to move or glide without effort or impulse on the surface of a fluid, or through the air..
Flow :: Flow (n.) Any gentle, gradual movement or procedure of thought, diction, music, or the like, resembling the quiet, steady movement of a river; a stream..
Allay :: Allay (v. t.) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay the tumult of the passions..
Twitch :: Twitch (n.) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse. By twisting the stick the compression is made sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet during a slight surgical operation..
Frumentation :: Frumentation (n.) A largess of grain bestowed upon the people, to quiet them when uneasy..
Settle :: Settle (n.) To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose.
Content :: Content (a.) To satisfy the desires of; to make easy in any situation; to appease or quiet; to gratify; to please.
Intranquillity :: Intranquillity (n.) Unquietness; restlessness.
Rest :: Rest (v. t.) To lay or place at rest; to quiet.
Restless :: Restless (a.) Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a restless child..
Vexation :: Vexation (n.) The cause of trouble or disquiet; affliction.
Cool :: Cool (superl.) Quietly impudent; negligent of propriety in matters of minor importance, either ignorantly or willfully; presuming and selfish; audacious; as, cool behavior..
Hush :: Hush (v. t.) To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress the noise or clamor of.
Quietly :: Quietly (adv.) In a quiet state or manner; without motion; in a state of rest; as, to lie or sit quietly..
Gentle :: Gentle (superl.) Quiet and refined in manners; not rough, harsh, or stern; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender; as, a gentle nature, temper, or disposition; a gentle manner; a gentle address; a gentle voice..
Impacable :: Impacable (a.) Not to be appeased or quieted.
Nervine :: Nervine (a.) Having the quality of acting upon or affecting the nerves; quieting nervous excitement.
Disquietment :: Disquietment (n.) State of being disquieted; uneasiness; harassment.
Reconcile :: Reconcile (v. t.) To bring to acquiescence, content, or quiet submission; as, to reconcile one's self to affictions..
Discomfort :: Discomfort (v. t.) To destroy or disturb the comfort of; to deprive o/ quiet enjoyment; to make uneasy; to pain; as, a smoky chimney discomforts a family..
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