English noun: hush | |||
1. | hush (attribute) (poetic) tranquil silence | ||
Samples | The still of the night. | ||
Synonyms | still, stillness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | quiet, silence | ||
Domain category | poesy, poetry, verse | ||
English verb: hush | |||
1. | hush (change) become quiet or still; fall silent | ||
Samples | Hush my baby!. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
2. | hush (change) cause to be quiet or not talk | ||
Samples | Please silence the children in the church!. | ||
Synonyms | hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | calm down, gag, lull, muzzle, shout down, shush | ||
Cause | hush | ||
Verb group | hush, pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten | ||
Antonyms | louden | ||
3. | hush (perception) become quiet or quieter | ||
Samples | The audience fell silent when the speaker entered. | ||
Synonyms | pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change intensity | ||
Verb group | hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still | ||
Antonyms | louden | ||
4. | hush (change) wash by removing particles | ||
Samples | Wash ores. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lave, wash | ||
Domain category | excavation, mining | ||
5. | hush (change) run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | irrigate, water | ||
Domain category | excavation, mining | ||