Definition of silence

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Silence (n.) The cessation of rage, agitation, or tumilt; calmness; quiest; as, the elements were reduced to silence..

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Taciturnity :: Taciturnity (n.) Habilual silence, or reserve in speaking..
Still :: Still (n.) Freedom from noise; calm; silence; as, the still of midnight..
Reticence :: Reticence (n.) The quality or state of being reticent, or keeping silence; the state of holding one's tonque; refraining to speak of that which is suggested; uncommunicativeness..
Quiet :: Quiet (v. t.) To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence..
Silent :: Silent (n.) That which is silent; a time of silence.
Stillroom :: Stillness (n.) Habitual silence or quiet; taciturnity.
Hush :: Hush (n.) Stillness; silence; quiet.
Confute :: Confute (v. t.) To overwhelm by argument; to refute conclusively; to prove or show to be false or defective; to overcome; to silence.
Meal :: Meal (n.) The portion of food taken at a particular time for the satisfaction of appetite; the quantity usually taken at one time with the purpose of satisfying hunger; a repast; the act or time of eating a meal; as, the traveler has not eaten a good meal for a week; there was silence during the meal..
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..
Silenced :: Silenced (imp. & p. p.) of Silenc.
Squeak :: Squeak (v. i.) To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or punishment; to speak; to confess.
Silence :: Silence (n.) The cessation of rage, agitation, or tumilt; calmness; quiest; as, the elements were reduced to silence..
Whist :: Whist (interj.) Be silent; be still; hush; silence.
Silentness :: Silentness (n.) State of being silent; silence.
Mum-chance :: Mum-chance (n.) A game of hazard played with cards in 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..
Break :: Break (v. t.) To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to break one's journey..
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..
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