| hush | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. hush, still, stillness | (poetic) tranquil silence.; "the still of the night" |
| ~ silence, quiet | the absence of sound.; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet" |
| ~ poesy, poetry, verse | literature in metrical form. |
| v. (change) | 2. hush | become quiet or still; fall silent.; "hush my baby!" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| v. (change) | 3. hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still | cause to be quiet or not talk.; "Please silence the children in the church!" |
| ~ shush | silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'. |
| ~ hush | become quiet or still; fall silent.; "hush my baby!" |
| ~ conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, curb, subdue | to put down by force or authority.; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" |
| ~ lull, calm down | become quiet or less intensive.; "the fighting lulled for a moment" |
| ~ shout down | silence or overwhelm by shouting. |
| ~ pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten, hush | become quiet or quieter.; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" |
| ~ gag, muzzle | prevent from speaking out.; "The press was gagged" |
| v. (perception) | 4. hush, pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten | become quiet or quieter.; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" |
| ~ silence, hush, hush up, still, quieten, shut up | cause to be quiet or not talk.; "Please silence the children in the church!" |
| ~ change intensity | increase or decrease in intensity. |
| v. (change) | 5. hush | wash by removing particles.; "Wash ores" |
| ~ mining, excavation | the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth. |
| ~ lave, wash | cleanse (one's body) with soap and water. |
| v. (change) | 6. hush | run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals. |
| ~ mining, excavation | the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth. |
| ~ irrigate, water | supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams.; "Water the fields" |
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