Definition of silence

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Silence (n.) Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness..

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Confute :: Confute (v. t.) To overwhelm by argument; to refute conclusively; to prove or show to be false or defective; to overcome; to silence.
Hush :: Hush (n.) Stillness; silence; quiet.
Silence :: Silence (n.) Absence of mention; oblivion.
Silenced :: Silenced (imp. & p. p.) of Silenc.
Hush :: Hush (v. t.) To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress the noise or clamor of.
Dumbly :: Dumbly (adv.) In silence; mutely.
Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as, to silence the batteries of an enemy..
Quiet :: Quiet (v. t.) To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence..
Preserve :: Preserve (v. t.) To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve appearances; to preserve silence..
Retreat :: Retreat (n.) A special season of solitude and silence to engage in religious exercises.
Still :: Still (n.) Freedom from noise; calm; silence; as, the still of midnight..
Respectuous :: Respectuous (a.) Respectful; as, a respectuous silence..
Oyez :: Oyez (interj.) Hear; attend; -- a term used by criers of courts to secure silence before making a proclamation. It is repeated three times.
Dumb :: Dumb (v. t.) To put to silence.
Choke Pear :: Choke pear () A sarcasm by which one is put to silence; anything that can not be answered.
Silence :: Silence (n.) Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness..
Quietus :: Quietus (a.) Final discharge or acquittance, as from debt or obligation; that which silences claims; (Fig.) rest; death..
Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To restrain from the exercise of any function, privilege of instruction, or the like, especially from the act of preaching; as, to silence a minister of the gospel..
Silence :: Silence (n.) The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness.
Squeak :: Squeak (v. i.) To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or punishment; to speak; to confess.
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