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