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Still :: Still (a.) To stop, as noise; to silence..

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

Squeak :: Squeak (v. i.) To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or punishment; to speak; to confess.

Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To put to rest; to quiet.

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

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

Selah :: Selah (n.) A word of doubtful meaning, occuring frequently in the Psalms; by some, supposed to signify silence or a pause in the musical performance of the song..

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..

Silence :: Silence (n.) Absence of mention; oblivion.

Mum-chance :: Mum-chance (n.) A game of hazard played with cards in silence.

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

Silentiary :: Silentiary (n.) One appointed to keep silence and order in court; also, one sworn not to divulge secrets of state..

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

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..

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..

Tacit :: Tacit (a.) Done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent; as, tacit consent is consent by silence, or by not interposing an objection..

Silence :: Silence (n.) Secrecy; as, these things were transacted in silence..

Muse :: Muse (n.) To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate.

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..

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

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