Hush

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  • intransitive verb. To make silent or quiet.
  • intransitive verb. To calm; soothe.
  • intransitive verb. To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with up.
  • intransitive verb. To be or become silent or still.
  • noun. A silence or stillness, especially after noise.
  • adjective. Silent; quiet.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To reduce to silence; make still or quiet; check or suppress the sound of.
  • To appease; allay; calm, as commotion or agitation.
  • In mining, to clear off (the soil and surface dirt), in order to expose the bed-rock, so that it can be ascertained whether there are indications of a vein or metalliferous deposit.
  • To be still; be silent or quiet; make no noise.
  • Forbear; be still; hist; attend.
  • Silent; still; quiet.
  • noun. A state of stillness; profound quiet.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress the noise or clamor of.
  • transitive verb. To appease; to allay; to calm; to soothe.
  • transitive verb. to procure silence concerning; to suppress; to keep secret.
  • intransitive verb. To become or to keep still or quiet; to become silent; -- esp. used in the imperative, as an exclamation; be still; be silent or quiet; make no noise.
  • noun. Stillness; silence; quiet.
  • noun. money paid to secure silence, or to prevent the disclosure of facts.
  • adjective. Silent; quiet.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. to become quiet
  • verb. to make quiet
  • noun. A silence, especially after some noise
  • noun. A mining method using water
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. become quiet or still; fall silent
  • verb. run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
  • verb. wash by removing particles
  • noun. (poetic) tranquil silence
  • verb. become quiet or quieter
  • verb. cause to be quiet or not talk
  • Word Usage
    "If we get a really good title out, then expect me to reward the contributor (s) with a very special gift. * hush hush*"
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    Cush  Rush  blush  brush  crush  
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    breathless  cold  dim  muffle  mute  
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    hushed  hushes  hushing