ALL meanings of silence
si·lence
S s - noun silence absence of any sound or noise; stillness. 1
- noun silence the state or fact of being silent; muteness. 1
- noun silence absence or omission of mention, comment, or expressed concern: the conspicuous silence of our newspapers on local graft. 1
- noun silence the state of being forgotten; oblivion: in the news again after years of silence. 1
- noun silence concealment; secrecy. 1
- verb with object silence to put or bring to silence; still. 1
- verb with object silence to put (doubts, fears, etc.) to rest; quiet. 1
- verb with object silence Military. to still (enemy guns), as by more effective fire. 1
- noun silence absence of sound 1
- noun silence person: not speaking 1
- transitive verb silence make sb not talk 1
- transitive verb silence stop sound 1
- transitive verb silence put a stop to 1
- variable noun silence If there is silence, nobody is speaking. 0
- uncountable noun silence The silence of a place is the extreme quietness there. 0
- uncountable noun silence Someone's silence about something is their failure or refusal to speak to other people about it. 0
- verb silence To silence someone or something means to stop them speaking or making a noise. 0
- verb silence If someone silences you, they stop you expressing opinions that they do not agree with. 0
- verb silence To silence someone means to kill them in order to stop them revealing something secret. 0
- noun silence the state or quality of being silent 0
- noun silence the absence of sound or noise; stillness 0
- noun silence refusal or failure to speak, communicate, etc, when expected 0
- noun silence a period of time without noise 0
- noun silence oblivion or obscurity 0
- verb silence to bring to silence 0
- verb silence to put a stop to; extinguish 0
- noun silence the state or fact of keeping silent; a refraining from speech or from making noise 0
- noun silence absence of any sound or noise; stillness 0
- noun silence a withholding of knowledge or omission of mention 0
- noun silence failure to communicate, write, keep in touch, etc. 0
- verb transitive silence to cause to be silent; still; quiet 0
- verb transitive silence to put down; repress 0
- verb transitive silence to put (enemy guns) out of action 0
- interjection silence be silent 0