| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. The absence of sound or noise: noiselessness, quiet, quietness, silence, soundlessness, still, stillness. See SOUNDS. 2. An absence of motion or disturbance: calm, calmness, lull, peace, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, quiet, quietness, serenity, stillness, tranquillity, untroubledness. See CALM. | | VERB: | 1. To keep from being published or transmitted. Also used with up: ban, black out, censor, stifle, suppress. Idioms: keep (or put) a lid on. See SHOW. 2. To prevent (something) from being known. Also used with up: cloak, conceal, cover (up), enshroud, hide1, mask, shroud, veil. Idioms: keep under cover, keep under wraps. See SHOW. 3. To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check. Also used with up: burke, choke (back), gag, hold back, hold down, muffle, quench, repress, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, throttle. Informal : sit on or (upon). See RESTRAINT. 4. To cause to become silent: quiet, quieten, shush, shut up, silence, still. See SOUNDS. | | ADJECTIVE: | Archaic. Marked by, done with, or making no sound or noise: hushed, noiseless, quiet, silent, soundless, still, stilly. See SOUNDS.
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