SILENCE

Meaning of SILENCE in English

Function: verb

to compel or reduce to silence FF1C; silenced the courtroom chatter by pounding her gavel FF1E;

Synonyms: choke (off), hush, quiet, ||quieten, shush, shut up, still

Related Words: dampen, deaden, dumb, lull, muffle, mute; quash, quell, squash, squelch, suppress; gag, muzzle

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SILENCE — I. ˈsīlən(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin silentium, from silent-, silens silent 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SILENCE — (interj.) Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence.
Английский словарь Webster
SILENCE — ( interj. ) Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SILENCE — /suy"leuhns/ , n. , v. , silenced, silencing , interj. n. 1. absence of any sound or noise; stillness. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SILENCE — I. ˈsī-lən(t)s noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin silentium, from silent-, silens Date: 13th century 1. : forbearance …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SILENCE — noun absence of mention; oblivion. 2. silence ·vt to put to rest; to quiet. 3. silence ·noun secrecy; as, these …
Webster English vocab
SILENCE — [si.lence] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L silentium, fr. silent-, silens] (13c) 1: forbearance from speech or noise: muteness--often used …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SILENCE — / ˈsaɪləns; NAmE / noun , verb , exclamation ■ noun 1. [ U ] a complete lack of noise …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SILENCE — I. si ‧ lence 1 W2 /ˈsaɪləns/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ silence , ↑ silencer …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SILENCE — n. & v. --n. 1 absence of sound. 2 abstinence from speech or noise. 3 the avoidance of mentioning a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SILENCE — n. & v. n. 1 absence of sound. 2 abstinence from speech or noise. 3 the avoidance of mentioning a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SILENCE — n. & v. --n. 1. absence of sound. 2 abstinence from speech or noise. 3 the avoidance of mentioning a …
Oxford English vocab
SILENCE — ( silences, silencing, silenced) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If there …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SILENCE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a brief silence ▪ After a brief silence, she made another suggestion. a deathly …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SILENCE — (NO SPEAKING) [noun] [U] - a state of not speaking or writing or making a noiseHer silence on/about what had …
Cambridge English vocab
SILENCE — Synonyms and related words : answer, answer conclusively, argue down, asphyxiate, ataraxia, ataraxy, blow to pieces, blow up, blunt, bottle …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SILENCE — To silence a man; to knock him down, or stun him. Silence in the court, the cat is pissing; a …
Slang English vocab
SILENCE — I. noun 1. absence of sound or noise the heavy silence of the night Synonyms: noiselessness, quiet, quietness, quietude, soundlessness, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SILENCE — I. noun 1 quietness ADJECTIVE ▪ lengthy , long , prolonged ▪ brief , momentary , a moment's , short …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SILENCE — n. 25B6; noun the silence of the night : QUIETNESS, quiet, quietude, still, stillness, hush, tranquillity, noiselessness, soundlessness, peacefulness, peace …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SILENCE — n. 1 quiet, quietness, stillness, soundlessness, noiselessness, calm, calmness, hush, quietude, tranquillity, peace, peacefulness, serenity The silence was so complete …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SILENCE — 1. сущ. 1) молчание; безмолвие, тишина in silence ≈ в тишине to impose, put to silence ≈ заставить замолчать awkward …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SILENCE — silence.ogg 1. ʹsaıləns n 1. тишина dead complete silence - мёртвая полная тишина to break /to destroy/ the silence - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SILENCE — 1) молчание 2) пауза 3) тишина • - cone of silence - silence exhaust - silence in operation - silence suppresion
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SILENCE — 1. ʹsaıləns n 1. тишина dead complete silence - мёртвая полная тишина to break /to destroy/ the silence - нарушить …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SILENCE — 1. сущ. 1) а) тишина, безмолвие deep silence — глубокая тишина strained silence — напряженная тишина stunned silence — оглушительная …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SILENCE — 1. сущ. 1) а) тишина, безмолвие deep silence — глубокая тишина strained silence — напряженная тишина stunned silence — оглушительная тишина the silence of the desert …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SILENCE — 1. _n. 1> молчание; безмолвие, тишина; to break (to keep) silence - нарушать (хранить) молчание; to put to silence - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SILENCE — 1. n. 1. молчание; безмолвие, тишина; to break (to keep) silence - нарушать (хранить) молчание; to put to silence - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SILENCE — 1. _n. 1> молчание; безмолвие, тишина; to break (to keep) silence нарушать (хранить) молчание; to put to silence заставить замолчать …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SILENCE — 1. сущ. 1) молчание; безмолвие, тишина in silence ≈ в тишине to impose, put to silence ≈ заставить замолчать awkward …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SILENCE — n. silentie; v. silentiar, far tacer
English interlingue dictionary
SILENCE — kahilum
English-Visayan vocabulary
SILENCE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin silentium, from silent-, silens Date: 13th century forbearance from speech or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SILENCE — (v. t.) To restrain from the exercise of any function, privilege of instruction, or the like, especially from the act …
Английский словарь Webster
SILENCE — (v. t.) To put to rest; to quiet.
Английский словарь Webster
SILENCE — (v. t.) To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush.
Английский словарь Webster
SILENCE — (n.) Absence of mention; oblivion.
Английский словарь Webster
SILENCE — (n.) The cessation of rage, agitation, or tumilt; calmness; quiest; as, the elements were reduced to silence.
Английский словарь Webster
SILENCE — (n.) Secrecy; as, these things were transacted in silence.
Английский словарь Webster
SILENCE — (n.) Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness.
Английский словарь Webster
SILENCE — (n.) The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness.
Английский словарь Webster
SILENCE — ( v. t. ) To restrain from the exercise of any function, privilege of instruction, or the like, especially from …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SILENCE — ( v. t. ) To put to rest; to quiet.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SILENCE — ( v. t. ) To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SILENCE — ( v. t. ) To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as, to silence the batteries of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SILENCE — ( n. ) The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SILENCE — ( n. ) The cessation of rage, agitation, or tumilt; calmness; quiest; as, the elements were reduced to silence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SILENCE — ( n. ) Secrecy; as, these things were transacted in silence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SILENCE — ( n. ) Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SILENCE — ( n. ) Absence of mention; oblivion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SILENCE — interj. quiet!, shh!
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SILENCE — v. make silent, make still, hush; quiet, put to rest; suppress; stop enemy gunfire by staging a more powerful attack
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SILENCE — n. quiet, absence of sound, stillness; state of remaining quiet and still; reticence, uncommunicativeness
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SILENCE — n. Function: transitive verb Inflected Form: si · lenced ; si · lenc · ing Date: 1598 1 : to …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SILENCE — n. Pronunciation: ' s ī -l ə n(t)s Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin silentium, from silent-, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SILENCE — ■ noun 1》 complete absence of sound. 2》 the fact or state of abstaining from speech. ↘the avoidance of mentioning …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SILENCE — a country justice in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2. He serves mainly as a comic foil for his kinsman, Shallow.
Britannica English vocabulary
SILENCE — silenc|e BrE AmE ˈsaɪl ən t s ▷ silenc|ed t ▷ silenc|es ɪz əz ▷ silenc|ing ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SILENCE — (~s, silencing, ~d) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If there is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SILENCE — n. Function: noun 1 absence of sound or noise FF1C; the heavy silence of the night FF1E; Synonyms: noiselessness, quiet, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SILENCE — I . n. 1. Stillness, noiselessness, quiet, calm, peace. 2. Taciturnity, muteness, dumbness. 3. Oblivion, obscurity. 4. Secrecy. II . …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SILENCE — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
SILENCE — See ↑ QUIET 2,6, ↑ STOP 27, ↑ TALK 15 ◆◆◆ • ↑ in silence
Longman Activator English vocab

Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab

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