[sahy-luh
ns] 
noun, verb, -lenced, -lenc⋅ing, interjection | 1. | absence of any sound or noise; stillness. |
| 2. | the state or fact of being silent; muteness. |
| 3. | absence or omission of mention, comment, or expressed concern: the conspicuous silence of our newspapers on local graft. |
| 4. | the state of being forgotten; oblivion: in the news again after years of silence. |
| 5. | concealment; secrecy. |
| 6. | to put or bring to silence; still. |
| 7. | to put (doubts, fears, etc.) to rest; quiet. |
| 8. | Military. to still (enemy guns), as by more effective fire. |
| 9. | be silent! “Silence!” the teacher shouted. |