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The conductor waited for dead silence before commencing the performance. After he had spoken, a deathly silence/hush fell on the room. In the silence of the night, a lone wolf howled. A screech of brakes jarred the silence. The silence was broken only by the whisper of the leaves in the gentle breeze.
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noun. absence of any sound or noise; stillness. the state or fact of being silent; muteness. absence or omission of mention, comment, or expressed concern: the conspicuous silence of our newspapers on local graft. the state of being forgotten; oblivion: in the news again after years of silence. concealment; secrecy.
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Silence is quietness, or a lack of sound. When you silence a noisy movie-goer, you shush her.
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