 hush |
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| 1. | [ verb ] become quiet or still; fall silent | |
| Examples: | "hush my baby!" |
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| Related terms: | change | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (poetic) tranquil silence | |
| Synonyms: | stillness still | |
| Examples: | "the still of the night" |
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| Related terms: | silence poetry calm | |
| 3. | [ verb ] cause to be quiet or not talk | |
| Synonyms: | silence shut_up still hush_up quieten | |
| Examples: | "Please silence the children in the church!" |
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| Related terms: | louden suppress dampen lull gag shout_down shush whitewash silence silence muteness silencer | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (mining) wash by removing particles; in mining | |
| Examples: | "Wash ores" |
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| Related terms: | wash mining | |
| 5. | [ verb ] become quiet or quieter | |
| Synonyms: | quiet_down quiet pipe_down quiesce quieten | |
| Examples: | "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" |
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| Related terms: | louden change_intensity silence | |
| 6. | [ interjection ] interjection, to request quiet | |
| Synonyms: | ssh | |
| 7. | [ verb ] (mining) run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals; in mining | |
| Related terms: | water mining | |
| Similar spelling: |
hus Huss Hugh Huch hussy Hucks Hussey Hughey Hux Hug Husk Huse huji Hugo Hugg huge huck |
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