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| aloud |
in an audible voice; not in silence or a whisper. [1/2 definitions] |
| buy off |
to give money in exchange for cooperation, silence, or noninterference; bribe. |
| hist |
used to command attention or silence. |
| hush |
a stillness, silence, or calm, esp. after noise or turmoil. [1/6 definitions] |
| omertà |
(Italian) a code of silence that prevents adherents from giving to authorities information concerning activities of a criminal organization. |
| oyez |
hear ye! attention! (usu. called out three times by a court or public official to command silence before an official proclamation is made). |
| rest1 |
in music, a distinct silence between tones, or the mark that indicates it. [1/20 definitions] |
| sh |
be quiet; hush (used to request or demand silence). |
| squelch |
to intimidate or silence, as with a crushing reply. [1/7 definitions] |
| still1 |
calm; quiet; silence. [1/14 definitions] |
| Trappist |
a Roman Catholic monk belonging to an austere branch of the Cistercian order that is committed to the vow of absolute silence. |
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