· (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"
· become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my baby!"
Hypernym(s): change
· cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
Synonym(s): quieten, silence, still, shut_up, hush_up
Hypernym(s): suppress, stamp_down, subdue, conquer
· become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
Synonym(s): quieten, quiet, quiesce, quiet_down, pipe_down
Hypernym(s): change_intensity
· wash by removing particles; "Wash ores"
· run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals