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be-quiet
A common imperative instructing the addressed to remain silent.
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  1. A common imperative instructing the addressed to remain silent.
soft
Slow up; stop
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  1. Slow up; stop
  2. Be quiet; hush
peace
Public security and order:
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  1. Public security and order:
  2. Freedom from quarrels and disagreement; harmonious relations:
  3. An agreement or a treaty to end hostilities:
quiet
A quiet or peaceful quality; freedom from turmoil or agitation
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  1. A quiet or peaceful quality; freedom from turmoil or agitation
  2. A quiet state or condition; calmness, stillness, inactivity, freedom from noise, etc.
silence
To interfere with the expression of a gene or gene segment so that its biological function is suppressed.
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  1. To interfere with the expression of a gene or gene segment so that its biological function is suppressed.
  2. To put (enemy guns) out of action
  3. To cause to be silent; still; quiet
still
At a future time; eventually:
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  1. At a future time; eventually:
  2. In addition; besides:
  3. Without movement; motionlessly:
muffle
To deaden (a sound):
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  1. To deaden (a sound):
  2. To deaden (a sound), as by wrapping
  3. To wrap or cover in order to deaden or prevent sound
gag
To experience a regurgitative spasm in the throat, as from revulsion to a food or smell or in reflexive response to an introduced object.
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  1. To experience a regurgitative spasm in the throat, as from revulsion to a food or smell or in reflexive response to an introduced object.
  2. To block off or obstruct (a pipe or valve, for example).
  3. (Mech.) To choke or stop up (a valve, etc.)
stop
To be able to go no further; come to an end
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  1. To be able to go no further; come to an end
  2. To cause to desist or to change a course of action:
  3. To interrupt one's course or journey for a brief visit or stay. Often used with by, in, or off:
stifle
To kill by preventing respiration; smother or suffocate.
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  1. To kill by preventing respiration; smother or suffocate.
  2. To suppress or repress; hold back; check, stop, inhibit, etc.
  3. To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example).
quiet
To cause to become quiet:
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  1. To cause to become quiet:
  2. To become quiet:
  3. To become quiet
quieten
To make or become quiet.
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  1. To make or become quiet.
  2. (Intransitive) To become quiet.
shush
To demand silence from by saying “shush”:
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  1. To demand silence from by saying “shush”:
  2. To say “shush” to; tell (another) to be quiet; hush
  3. (Onomatopoeia, or intransitive) To ask someone to be quiet, especially by saying shh.
shut up
To enclose (a person, animal or thing) in a room or other place so that it cannot leave.
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  1. To enclose (a person, animal or thing) in a room or other place so that it cannot leave.
  2. To close (a building) so that no one can enter.
  3. (Intransitive, colloquial, used only in the imperative) I don't believe it!, no way!
silence
To put (enemy guns) out of action
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  1. To put (enemy guns) out of action
  2. To interfere with the expression of a gene or gene segment so that its biological function is suppressed.
  3. To cause to be silent; still; quiet
still
At a future time; eventually:
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  1. At a future time; eventually:
  2. In addition; besides:
  3. Without movement; motionlessly:
choke
To prevent from breathing by blocking the windpipe; suffocate; smother; stifle; often, specif., to prevent from breathing by squeezing the throat of; strangle
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  1. To prevent from breathing by blocking the windpipe; suffocate; smother; stifle; often, specif., to prevent from breathing by squeezing the throat of; strangle
  2. To affect with a sense of strangulation by passion or strong feeling.
  3. (Informal) To be unable to perform efficiently, as in a sporting event, because of tension, strong emotion, etc.
gag
To experience a regurgitative spasm in the throat, as from revulsion to a food or smell or in reflexive response to an introduced object.
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  1. To experience a regurgitative spasm in the throat, as from revulsion to a food or smell or in reflexive response to an introduced object.
  2. To prevent or limit speech in (a legislative body)
  3. (Mech.) To choke or stop up (a valve, etc.)
hold back
(Idiomatic) to delay, especially in school
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  1. (Idiomatic) to delay, especially in school
  2. (Idiomatic) to contain; stop
hold down
(Idiomatic) To continue, to hold and to manage well.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To continue, to hold and to manage well.
  2. (Idiomatic) To restrain; to check.
muffle
To prevent the expression of; stifle
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  1. To prevent the expression of; stifle
  2. To wrap or cover in order to deaden or prevent sound
  3. To repress; stifle.
quench
To cool (hot steel, etc.) suddenly by plunging into water, oil, or the like
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  1. To cool (hot steel, etc.) suddenly by plunging into water, oil, or the like
  2. To put out (a fire, for example); extinguish.
  3. To overcome; subdue; suppress
repress
To hold back or prevent by an act of volition:
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  1. To hold back or prevent by an act of volition:
  2. To control so strictly or severely as to prevent the natural development or expression of
  3. To put down or subdue by force:
smother
To be concealed or suppressed.
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  1. To be concealed or suppressed.
  2. To conceal, suppress, or hide:
  3. To hide or suppress by or as by covering; stifle
squelch
To produce a splashing, squishing, or sucking sound, as when walking through ooze.
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  1. To produce a splashing, squishing, or sucking sound, as when walking through ooze.
  2. (Archaic) To crush by trampling.
  3. To suppress or silence completely and with a crushing effect
stifle
To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example).
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  1. To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example).
  2. To kill by preventing respiration; smother or suffocate.
  3. To suppress or repress; hold back; check, stop, inhibit, etc.
strangle
To compress the trachea so as to prevent sufficient passage of air; suffocate.
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  1. To compress the trachea so as to prevent sufficient passage of air; suffocate.
  2. To kill by squeezing the throat so as to choke or suffocate; throttle.
  3. To suppress, repress, or stifle:
suppress
To put down by force; subdue; quell; crush
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  1. To put down by force; subdue; quell; crush
  2. To inhibit the expression of (a gene):
  3. To restrain the growth, activity, or release of:
throttle
To lessen the speed of (an engine, vehicle, etc.) by this or similar means; slow (down)
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  1. To lessen the speed of (an engine, vehicle, etc.) by this or similar means; slow (down)
  2. To choke; strangle
  3. To stop the utterance or action of; censor or suppress
conceal
To keep from being observed or discovered; hide.
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  1. To keep from being observed or discovered; hide.
  2. To put out of sight; hide
cover
To put a cover or covering on:
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  1. To put a cover or covering on:
  2. To defend (a position or area):
  3. To record or perform a cover of
enshroud
To cover with or as if with a shroud:
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  1. To cover with or as if with a shroud:
  2. To cover as if with a shroud; hide; veil; obscure
hide
To conceal from the knowledge of others; keep secret
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  1. To conceal from the knowledge of others; keep secret
  2. To prevent the disclosure or recognition of; conceal:
  3. To cut off from sight; cover up:
mask
To cover in order to conceal, protect, or disguise:
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  1. To cover in order to conceal, protect, or disguise:
  2. To cover (the face, for example) with a decorative or protective mask.
  3. To conceal or cover with or as with a mask
shroud
(Archaic) To shelter; protect.
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  1. (Archaic) To shelter; protect.
  2. To hide from view; cover; screen
  3. To take cover; find shelter.
veil
To conceal, hide, disguise, screen, obscure, etc.
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  1. To conceal, hide, disguise, screen, obscure, etc.
  2. To cover with or as if with a veil:
  3. To cover with or as with a veil
censor
To examine and expurgate.
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  1. To examine and expurgate.
  2. To subject (a book, film, writer, etc.) to the close examination of a censor
stifle
To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example).
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  1. To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example).
  2. To kill by preventing respiration; smother or suffocate.
  3. To suppress or repress; hold back; check, stop, inhibit, etc.
suppress
To inhibit the expression of:
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  1. To inhibit the expression of:
  2. To inhibit the expression of (a gene):
  3. To restrain the growth, activity, or release of:
noiselessness
The quality or state of being noiseless; quiet or hush
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  1. The quality or state of being noiseless; quiet or hush
quiet
A quiet state or condition; calmness, stillness, inactivity, freedom from noise, etc.
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  1. A quiet state or condition; calmness, stillness, inactivity, freedom from noise, etc.
  2. The quality or condition of being quiet:
silence
The state or fact of keeping silent; a refraining from speech or from making noise
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  1. The state or fact of keeping silent; a refraining from speech or from making noise
  2. A period of time without speech or noise.
  3. The condition or quality of being or keeping still and silent.
soundlessness
The state or condition of being soundless.
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  1. The state or condition of being soundless.
still
An apparatus used for distilling liquids, esp. alcoholic liquors
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  1. An apparatus used for distilling liquids, esp. alcoholic liquors
  2. A still photograph, especially one taken from a scene of a movie and used for promotional purposes.
  3. (Film) A still photograph
calm
A condition of no wind or a wind with a speed of less than 1 knot (1.15 miles per hour; 1.9 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale.
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  1. A condition of no wind or a wind with a speed of less than 1 knot (1.15 miles per hour; 1.9 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale.
  2. Lack of agitation or excitement; tranquillity; serenity
  3. (Meteorol.) A condition in which the air movement is less than one mile per hour
calmness
(Uncountable) The state of being calm; tranquillity; silence.
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  1. (Uncountable) The state of being calm; tranquillity; silence.
  2. (Countable) The product of being calm.
lull
An interval of lessened activity:
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  1. An interval of lessened activity:
  2. A relatively calm interval, as in a storm.
  3. A short period of quiet or of comparative calm, lessened activity, etc.
peace
Public security and order:
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  1. Public security and order:
  2. Freedom from quarrels and disagreement; harmonious relations:
  3. An agreement or a treaty to end hostilities:
peacefulness
The state of being peaceful.
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  1. The state of being peaceful.
placidness
The state or quality of being placid.
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  1. The state or quality of being placid.
quiet
A quiet or peaceful quality; freedom from turmoil or agitation
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  1. A quiet or peaceful quality; freedom from turmoil or agitation
  2. A quiet state or condition; calmness, stillness, inactivity, freedom from noise, etc.
serenity
The quality or state of being serene; calmness; tranquillity
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  1. The quality or state of being serene; calmness; tranquillity
  2. A title given to a reigning prince or similar dignitary.
  3. A female given name in general use since the 1990s.
tranquillity
The quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; serenity
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  1. The quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; serenity
untroubledness
The state or condition of being untroubled; freedom from worry.
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  1. The state or condition of being untroubled; freedom from worry.
hushed
Very quietly. In soft tones.
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  1. Very quietly. In soft tones.
noiseless
Having or making no noise.
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  1. Having or making no noise.
  2. Producing no noise; without noise.
  3. With little or no noise; very quiet
quiet
Not easily excited or disturbed
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  1. Not easily excited or disturbed
  2. Making or characterized by little or no noise:
  3. Still; calm; motionless
silent
Seldom speaking; saying little; not talkative
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  1. Seldom speaking; saying little; not talkative
  2. Not saying anything about a particular matter; making no mention:
  3. Marked by absence of noise or sound; still:
soundless
Not capable of being sounded or fathomed; unfathomable.
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  1. Not capable of being sounded or fathomed; unfathomable.
  2. Having or making no sound.
  3. Without sound; quiet; noiseless
still
Without sound; quiet; silent
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  1. Without sound; quiet; silent
  2. (Film) Designating or of a single posed photograph or a photograph made from a single frame of a filmed sequence or scene, for use as in publicity
  3. Making or characterized by no sound or faint sound:
stilly
Silent; calm
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  1. Silent; calm
  2. Quiet; calm.
  3. (Literary) Still; silent; calm
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  • "Oh, hush, please!" said another.

  • "Hush!" whispered the count and turned to Simon.

  • "Hush, Eureka!" warned the Wizard.

  • "I don't-- " "Hush, woman," he said.

  • "Hush, Brutus," She said, stepping around the dog.

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