Noun
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(poetic) tranquil silence
"the still of the night"
Verb
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run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
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wash by removing particles
"Wash ores"
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become quiet or quieter
"The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
- quiet down - pipe down -
cause to be quiet or not talk
"Please silence the children in the church!"
- shut up - hush up -
become quiet or still
fall silent
"hush my baby!"