I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ relative
▪
a period of comparative ~
▪ sudden
▪ awful , eerie
VERB + QUIET
▪ break ( esp. AmE ), pierce ( esp. AmE ), shatter
▪
A machine gun shattered the ~.
QUIET + VERB
▪ follow
▪
in the sudden ~ that followed the gunshot
PHRASES
▪ peace and ~
▪
I'm going home now for a bit of peace and ~!
II.
verb
Quiet is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ mind
III.
adj.
1 with little or no noise; not talking
VERBS
▪ be
▪ become , fall , go , grow
▪ keep , lie , remain , sit , stay
▪
Just sit ~ for a moment, there's a good boy.
▪ keep sb/sth
▪
Keep that dog ~, will you!
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ all
▪
Suddenly the room went all ~.
▪ awfully , remarkably , unusually
▪
Everyone went awfully ~.
▪ absolutely , completely , perfectly
▪ deathly , eerily
▪
The house was eerily ~.
▪ dangerously
▪
His voice was dangerously ~ as he asked the question.
▪ oddly , strangely , unnaturally
▪
She went back to a strangely ~ house.
▪ surprisingly , uncharacteristically
PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪
I knew I had to keep ~ about it.
PHRASES
▪ nice (and) ~
▪
I was looking forward to a nice ~ afternoon.
2 without much activity
VERBS
▪ be , look , seem
▪ become
▪ lie , remain , sit
▪
Lie ~ for an hour and you'll feel better.
▪ keep sb/sth
▪
Keep the patient as ~ as possible.
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ reasonably ( esp. BrE ), relatively
▪ enough
▪
Things seemed ~ enough, but it was an uneasy calm.
Quiet is used with these nouns: ↑ amusement , ↑ assurance , ↑ celebration , ↑ ceremony , ↑ charm , ↑ chat , ↑ chuckle , ↑ click , ↑ confidence , ↑ confines , ↑ contemplation , ↑ contentment , ↑ conversation , ↑ corner , ↑ countryside , ↑ day , ↑ desperation , ↑ determination , ↑ dignity , ↑ dinner , ↑ diplomacy , ↑ drink , ↑ enjoyment , ↑ evening , ↑ existence , ↑ groan , ↑ knock , ↑ lane , ↑ laughter , ↑ life , ↑ man , ↑ manner , ↑ meditation , ↑ menace , ↑ moan , ↑ moment , ↑ morning , ↑ murmur , ↑ music , ↑ neighbourhood , ↑ night , ↑ passage , ↑ place , ↑ pleasure , ↑ prayer , ↑ read , ↑ reflection , ↑ resignation , ↑ retreat , ↑ revolution , ↑ road , ↑ room , ↑ satisfaction , ↑ seclusion , ↑ serenity , ↑ sigh , ↑ sob , ↑ solitude , ↑ spell , ↑ spot , ↑ street , ↑ suburb , ↑ surroundings , ↑ tone , ↑ trading , ↑ type , ↑ village , ↑ voice , ↑ week , ↑ whisper , ↑ word
IV.
adv.
Quiet is used with these verbs: ↑ sleep