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Noun silence has 4 senses
- silence - the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking); "there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence"
--1 is a kind of condition, status
- silence, quiet - the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"
--2 is a kind of sound property
Antonyms: sound
--2 has particulars:
- muteness, silence - a refusal to speak when expected; "his silence about my contribution was surprising"
--3 is a kind of uncommunicativeness
- secrecy, secretiveness, silence - the trait of keeping things secret
--4 is a kind of uncommunicativeness
--4 has particulars: mum
Verb silence has 2 senses
- hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
--1 is one way to suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- silence - keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"
--2 is one way to suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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