Synonyms: still, stillness, hush
Definition: (poetic) tranquil silence
Usage: the still of the night
Definition: the absence of sound
Usage: he needed silence in order to sleep; the street was quiet
Synonyms: hush
Definition: run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
Similar words: irrigate, water
Definition: supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
Usage: Water the fields
Synonyms: hush
Definition: wash by removing particles
Usage: Wash ores
Synonyms: hush
Definition: become quiet or still; fall silent
Usage: hush my baby!
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: hush, hush up, still, shut up, silence, quieten
Definition: cause to be quiet or not talk
Usage: Please silence the children in the church!
Similar words: inhibit, curb, conquer, stamp down, subdue, suppress
Definition: to put down by force or authority
Usage: suppress a nascent uprising; stamp down on littering; conquer one's desires
Synonyms: hush, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten, pipe down
Definition: become quiet or quieter
Usage: The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
Similar words: change intensity
Definition: increase or decrease in intensity