| silence | a refusal to speak when expected |
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| silence | the trait of keeping things secret |
| silence | the absence of sound |
| silence | the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking) |
| silence | cause to be quiet or not talk |
| silence | keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure |
| silence | reduced to silence |
| silence | a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise |
| silence | short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing |