hush

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I - noun

(poetic) tranquil silence (Freq. 1)
- the still of the night
• Syn:
stillness, still
• Derivationally related forms:
still (for: still), still (for: stillness)
• Topics:
poetry, poesy, verse
• Hypernyms:
silence, quiet

II - verb

1. become quiet or still;
fall silent (Freq. 2)
- hush my baby!
• Hypernyms:
change
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
2. cause to be quiet or not talk (Freq. 1)
- Please silence the children in the church!
• Syn:
quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up
• Ant:
louden (for: quieten)
• See Also:
hush up
• Derivationally related forms:
still (for: still), silence (for: silence), silencer (for: silence)
• Hypernyms:
suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
• Hyponyms:
shush, lull, calm down, shout down, gag, muzzle
• Verb Group:
quieten, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
3. become quiet or quieter
- The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
• Syn:
quieten, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down
• Ant:
louden (for: quieten)
• Derivationally related forms:
quiescent (for: quiesce), quiet (for: quiet)
• Hypernyms:
change intensity
• Verb Group:
quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
4. wash by removing particles
- Wash ores
• Topics:
mining, excavation
• Hypernyms:
wash, lave
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
• Topics:
mining, excavation
• Hypernyms:
water, irrigate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  stillness, still, quieten, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down, silence, shut up, hush up