hush
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(verb) run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals; in mining |
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Related Words: irrigate, water |
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(verb) wash by removing particles; in mining; "Wash ores" |
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Related Words: lave, wash |
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(verb) become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my babay!" |
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Related Words: change |
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(verb) cause to be quiet or not talk; "This threat ought to shut them up!" |
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Synonyms: hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still |
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Related Words: calm down, conquer, curb, damp, dampen, deaden, gag, inhibit, lull, muffle, mute, muzzle, shout down, shush, stamp down, subdue, suppress, tone down |
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(verb) become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" |
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Synonyms: pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten |
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Related Words: change intensity |
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(noun) (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night" |
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Synonyms: still, stillness |
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Related Words: quiet, silence |
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