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silence
(mass) | silence
- potichu, ticho, stíchnuť, utíšiť |
silence
(encz) | silence,mlčení n: Zdeněk Brož |
silence
(encz) | silence,odmlčení n: Zdeněk Brož |
silence
(encz) | silence,odmlka n: Zdeněk Brož |
silence
(encz) | silence,pomlka n: Zdeněk Brož |
silence
(encz) | silence,ticho |
silence
(encz) | silence,tiše! Zdeněk Brož |
silence
(encz) | silence,tlumit v: Zdeněk Brož |
silence
(encz) | silence,umlčet |
silence
(encz) | silence,utišit v: Zdeněk Brož |
silence
(encz) | silence,zmlknout v: Zdeněk Brož |
silence
(encz) | silence,ztlumit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Silence
(gcide) | Silence \Si"lence\, n. [F., fr. L. silentium. See Silent.]
[1913 Webster]
1. The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or
noise; absolute stillness.
[1913 Webster]
I saw and heared; for such a numerous host
Fled not in silence through the frighted deep.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity;
muteness.
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3. Secrecy; as, these things were transacted in silence.
[1913 Webster]
The administration itself keeps a profound silence.
--D. Webster.
[1913 Webster]
4. The cessation of rage, agitation, or tumilt; calmness;
quiest; as, the elements were reduced to silence.
[1913 Webster]
5. Absence of mention; oblivion.
[1913 Webster]
And what most merits fame, in silence hid. --Milton.
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Silence
(gcide) | Silence \Si"lence\, interj.
Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or
keep silence. --Shak.
[1913 Webster] |
Silence
(gcide) | Silence \Si"lence\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Silenced; p. pr. & vb.
n. Silencing.]
1. To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to
hush.
[1913 Webster]
Silence that dreadful bell; it frights the isle.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. To put to rest; to quiet.
[1913 Webster]
This would silence all further opposition.
--Clarendon.
[1913 Webster]
These would have silenced their scruples. --Rogers.
[1913 Webster]
3. To restrain from the exercise of any function, privilege
of instruction, or the like, especially from the act of
preaching; as, to silence a minister of the gospel.
[1913 Webster]
The Rev. Thomas Hooker of Chelmsford, in Essex, was
silenced for nonconformity. --B. Trumbull.
[1913 Webster]
4. To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as,
to silence the batteries of an enemy.
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silence
(wn) | silence
n 1: the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking);
"there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence"
2: the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep";
"the street was quiet" [syn: silence, quiet] [ant:
sound]
3: a refusal to speak when expected; "his silence about my
contribution was surprising" [syn: muteness, silence]
4: the trait of keeping things secret [syn: secrecy,
secretiveness, silence]
v 1: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children
in the church!" [syn: hush, quieten, silence,
still, shut up, hush up] [ant: louden]
2: keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure;
"All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed
power" |
SILENCE
(bouvier) | SILENCE. The state of a person who does not speak, or of one who refrains
from speaking.
2. Pure and simple silence cannot be considered as a consent to a
contract, except in cases when the silent person is bound in good faith to
explain himself, in which case, silence gives consent. 6 Toull. liv. 3, t.
3, n. 32, note; 14 Serg. & Rawle, 393; 2 Supp. to Ves. jr. 442; 1 Dane's Ab.
c. 1, art. 4, Sec. 3; 8 T. R. 483; 6 Penn. St. R. 336; 1 Greenl. Ev. 201; 2
Bouv. Inst. n. 1313. But no assent will be inferred from a man's silence,
unless, 1st. He knows his rights and knows what he is doing and, 2d. His
silence is voluntary.
3. When any person is accused of a crime, or charged with any fact, and
he does not deny it, in general, the presumption is very strong that the
charge is correct. 7 C. & P. 832 5 C. & P. 332; Joy on Conf. s. 10, p. 77.
4. The rule does not extend to the silence of a prisoner, when on his
examination before a magistrate he is charged by another prisoner with
having joined him in the commission of an offence: 3 Stark. C. 33.
5. When an oath is administered to a witness, instead of expressly
promising to keep it, he gives his assent by his silence, and kissing the
book.
6. The person to be affected by the silence must be one not
disqualified to act as non compos, an infant, or the like, for even the
express promise of such a person would not bind him to the performance of
any contract.
7. The rule of the civil law is that silence is not an acknowledgment
or denial in every case, qui tacet, non utique fatetur: sed tamen verum est,
eum non negaro. Dig. 50, 17, 142.
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(encz) | break the silence,prozradit tajemství n: Zdeněk Brožbreak the silence,říci pravdu Zdeněk Brož |
conspiracy of silence
(encz) | conspiracy of silence, n: |
in silence
(encz) | in silence,mlčky |
silence is golden
(encz) | silence is golden, |
silenced
(encz) | silenced,umlčený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
silencer
(encz) | silencer,tlumič n: Zdeněk Brož |
unsilenced
(encz) | unsilenced, adj: |
wall of silence
(encz) | wall of silence, n: |
Silence
(gcide) | Silence \Si"lence\, n. [F., fr. L. silentium. See Silent.]
[1913 Webster]
1. The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or
noise; absolute stillness.
[1913 Webster]
I saw and heared; for such a numerous host
Fled not in silence through the frighted deep.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity;
muteness.
[1913 Webster]
3. Secrecy; as, these things were transacted in silence.
[1913 Webster]
The administration itself keeps a profound silence.
--D. Webster.
[1913 Webster]
4. The cessation of rage, agitation, or tumilt; calmness;
quiest; as, the elements were reduced to silence.
[1913 Webster]
5. Absence of mention; oblivion.
[1913 Webster]
And what most merits fame, in silence hid. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]Silence \Si"lence\, interj.
Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or
keep silence. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Silence \Si"lence\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Silenced; p. pr. & vb.
n. Silencing.]
1. To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to
hush.
[1913 Webster]
Silence that dreadful bell; it frights the isle.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. To put to rest; to quiet.
[1913 Webster]
This would silence all further opposition.
--Clarendon.
[1913 Webster]
These would have silenced their scruples. --Rogers.
[1913 Webster]
3. To restrain from the exercise of any function, privilege
of instruction, or the like, especially from the act of
preaching; as, to silence a minister of the gospel.
[1913 Webster]
The Rev. Thomas Hooker of Chelmsford, in Essex, was
silenced for nonconformity. --B. Trumbull.
[1913 Webster]
4. To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as,
to silence the batteries of an enemy.
[1913 Webster] |
Silenced
(gcide) | Silence \Si"lence\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Silenced; p. pr. & vb.
n. Silencing.]
1. To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to
hush.
[1913 Webster]
Silence that dreadful bell; it frights the isle.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. To put to rest; to quiet.
[1913 Webster]
This would silence all further opposition.
--Clarendon.
[1913 Webster]
These would have silenced their scruples. --Rogers.
[1913 Webster]
3. To restrain from the exercise of any function, privilege
of instruction, or the like, especially from the act of
preaching; as, to silence a minister of the gospel.
[1913 Webster]
The Rev. Thomas Hooker of Chelmsford, in Essex, was
silenced for nonconformity. --B. Trumbull.
[1913 Webster]
4. To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as,
to silence the batteries of an enemy.
[1913 Webster] |
Silencer
(gcide) | Silencer \Si"lenc*er\, n.
One that silences; specif.:
(a) The muffler of an internal-combustion engine.
(b) Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of
telegraph wires.
(c) A device for silencing the report of a firearm shooting
its projectiles singly, as a tubular attachment for the
muzzle having circular plates that permit the passage of
the projectile but impart a rotary motion to, and thus
retard, the exploding gases.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Muffler \Muf"fler\, n.
1. Anything used in muffling; esp., a scarf for protecting
the head and neck in cold weather; a tippet.
[1913 Webster]
Fortune is painted blind, with a muffler above her
eyes. --Shak.
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2. (Mus.) A cushion for terminating or softening a note made
by a stringed instrument with a keyboard.
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3. A kind of mitten or boxing glove, esp. when stuffed.
[1913 Webster]
4. One who muffles.
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5. (Mach.) Any of various devices to deaden the noise of
escaping gases or vapors, as a tube filled with
obstructions, through which the exhaust gases of an
internal-combustion engine, as on an automobile, are
passed (called also silencer).
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
silencer
(gcide) | Silencer \Si"lenc*er\, n.
One that silences; specif.:
(a) The muffler of an internal-combustion engine.
(b) Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of
telegraph wires.
(c) A device for silencing the report of a firearm shooting
its projectiles singly, as a tubular attachment for the
muzzle having circular plates that permit the passage of
the projectile but impart a rotary motion to, and thus
retard, the exploding gases.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Muffler \Muf"fler\, n.
1. Anything used in muffling; esp., a scarf for protecting
the head and neck in cold weather; a tippet.
[1913 Webster]
Fortune is painted blind, with a muffler above her
eyes. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Mus.) A cushion for terminating or softening a note made
by a stringed instrument with a keyboard.
[1913 Webster]
3. A kind of mitten or boxing glove, esp. when stuffed.
[1913 Webster]
4. One who muffles.
[1913 Webster]
5. (Mach.) Any of various devices to deaden the noise of
escaping gases or vapors, as a tube filled with
obstructions, through which the exhaust gases of an
internal-combustion engine, as on an automobile, are
passed (called also silencer).
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
blue wall of silence
(wn) | blue wall of silence
n 1: the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other
way to protect other police officers; "the blue wall
cracked when some officers refused to take part in the
cover-up" [syn: blue wall of silence, blue wall, {wall
of silence}] |
conspiracy of silence
(wn) | conspiracy of silence
n 1: a conspiracy not to talk about some situation or event;
"there was a conspiracy of silence about police brutality" |
silenced
(wn) | silenced
adj 1: reduced to silence; "the silenced crowd waited
expectantly" [ant: unsilenced] |
silencer
(wn) | silencer
n 1: short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the
sound of firing
2: a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that
is designed to reduce noise [syn: silencer, muffler] |
unsilenced
(wn) | unsilenced
adj 1: not silenced [ant: silenced] |
wall of silence
(wn) | wall of silence
n 1: the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other
way to protect other police officers; "the blue wall
cracked when some officers refused to take part in the
cover-up" [syn: blue wall of silence, blue wall, {wall
of silence}] |
warm silence software
(foldoc) | Warm Silence Software
A small company run by(?) Robin Watts, producing software
for the Acorn Archimedes.
(http://comlab.ox.ac.uk/oucl/users/robin.watts/).
(1994-11-01)
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SILENCE
(bouvier) | SILENCE. The state of a person who does not speak, or of one who refrains
from speaking.
2. Pure and simple silence cannot be considered as a consent to a
contract, except in cases when the silent person is bound in good faith to
explain himself, in which case, silence gives consent. 6 Toull. liv. 3, t.
3, n. 32, note; 14 Serg. & Rawle, 393; 2 Supp. to Ves. jr. 442; 1 Dane's Ab.
c. 1, art. 4, Sec. 3; 8 T. R. 483; 6 Penn. St. R. 336; 1 Greenl. Ev. 201; 2
Bouv. Inst. n. 1313. But no assent will be inferred from a man's silence,
unless, 1st. He knows his rights and knows what he is doing and, 2d. His
silence is voluntary.
3. When any person is accused of a crime, or charged with any fact, and
he does not deny it, in general, the presumption is very strong that the
charge is correct. 7 C. & P. 832 5 C. & P. 332; Joy on Conf. s. 10, p. 77.
4. The rule does not extend to the silence of a prisoner, when on his
examination before a magistrate he is charged by another prisoner with
having joined him in the commission of an offence: 3 Stark. C. 33.
5. When an oath is administered to a witness, instead of expressly
promising to keep it, he gives his assent by his silence, and kissing the
book.
6. The person to be affected by the silence must be one not
disqualified to act as non compos, an infant, or the like, for even the
express promise of such a person would not bind him to the performance of
any contract.
7. The rule of the civil law is that silence is not an acknowledgment
or denial in every case, qui tacet, non utique fatetur: sed tamen verum est,
eum non negaro. Dig. 50, 17, 142.
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