Crossword-Solution: SILENCE
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Silence | n. | The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness. |
| Silence | n. | Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness. |
| Silence | n. | Secrecy; as, these things were transacted in silence. |
| Silence | n. | The cessation of rage, agitation, or tumilt; calmness; quiest; as, the elements were reduced to silence. |
| Silence | n. | Absence of mention; oblivion. |
| Silence | interj. | Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence. |
| Silence | v. t. | To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush. |
| Silence | v. t. | To put to rest; to quiet. |
| Silence | v. t. | To restrain from the exercise of any function, privilege of instruction, or the like, especially from the act of preaching; as, to silence a minister of the gospel. |
| Silence | v. t. | To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as, to silence the batteries of an enemy. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| SILENCE | anagram | LICENSE, SELENIC |
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Sentences with SILENCE (5)
They chuckled, boylike, because they would be late for bed; and it was all mother Wendy’s fault! When their voices died away there came cold silence over the lagoon, and then a feeble cry.
With his moccasins of magic, At each stride a mile he measured; Yet the way seemed long before him, And his heart outran his footsteps; And he journeyed without resting, Till he heard the cataract’s laughter, Heard the Falls of Minnehaha Calling to him through the silence.
Say Heav’nly Powers, where shall we find such love, Which of ye will be mortal to redeem Mans mortal crime, and just th’ unjust to save, Dwels in all Heaven charitie so deare? He ask’d, but all the Heav’nly Quire stood mute, And silence was in Heav’n: on mans behalf Patron or Intercessor none appeerd, Much less that durst upon his own head draw The deadly forfeiture, and ransom set.
Its owner lit it again, and said: “Boast no more, but henceforth be content to give thy light in silence.
Against all this, Youth, Flaming like the wild roses, Singing like the larks over the plowed fields, Flashing like a star out of the twilight; Youth with its insupportable sweetness, Its fierce necessity, Its sharp desire, Singing and singing, Out of the lips of silence, Out of the earthy dusk.
Quotes with SILENCE (3)
I mean, d'you know what eternity is? There's this big mountain, see, a mile high, at the end of the universe, and once every thousand years there's this little bird-""What little bird?" said Aziraphale suspiciously." This little bird I'm talking about. And every thousand years-""The same bird every thousand years?" Crowley hesitated. "Yeah," he said." Bloody ancient bird, then.""Okay. And every thousand years this bird flies-""-limps-""-flies all the way to this mountain and …
What do you think they're going to do to us when they find us guilty?" she says after a few minutes of silence have passed." Honestly?""Does now seem like the time for honesty?" I look at her from the corner of my eye. "I think they're going to force us to eat lots of cake and then take an unreasonably long nap.
I called Vee." How are you doing?" I asked." Good. How are you?""Good." Silence." Okay," Vee said in a rush, "I am still totally freaked out. You?""Totally.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Onion, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 91 times in crossword archives (1945–2024).