| silence |
the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking); "there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence" the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet" hush: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" muteness: a refusal to speak when expected; "his silence about my contribution was surprising" secrecy: the trait of keeping things secret keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"
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| silex |
a pure form of finely ground silica a vacuum coffee maker
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| silencer |
short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
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| silent |
marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still" mum: failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent" implied: indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement" not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded" having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; "a silent dog whistle" dumb: unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
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| silent myocardial infarction |
infarction occurring without pain or other symptoms; it may be recognized by electrographic or postmortem examination.
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