hush

Noun

• (poetic) tranquil silence
  • the still of the night
    

Verb

• run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals

• wash by removing particles
  • Wash ores
    

• become quiet or quieter
  • The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
    

• cause to be quiet or not talk
  • Please silence the children in the church!
    

• become quiet or still; fall silent
  • hush my baby!
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  stillness , still , quieten , quiet , quiesce , quiet down , pipe down , silence , shut up , hush up