Silence
Nouns
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silence
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stillness etc. (quiet) Quiescence
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peace, hush, lull
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muteness etc. Aphony
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solemn silence, awful silence, dead silence, deathlike silence.
Verbs
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be silent etc. adj.
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hold one's tongue etc. (not speak) Taciturnity. render silent etc. adj.
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silence, still, hush
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stifle, muffle, stop
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muzzle, put to silence etc. (render mute) Aphony.
Adjectives
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silent
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still, stilly
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noiseless, soundless
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hushed etc. v.
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mute etc. Aphony. soft, solemn, awful, deathlike, silent as the grave
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inaudible etc. (faint) Faintness.
Int
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hush!, silence!, soft!, whist!, tush!, chut! , tut!, be quiet!, be silent!, be still!, shut up! [Slang]
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chup! , chup rao!
Phrases
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one might hear a feather drop, one might hear a pin drop, so quiet you could hear a pin drop
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silence more musical than any song" [C.G. Rossetti]
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better to be silent and thought a fool than to speak better to be silent and thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt.