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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 | ||
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