poetic Tranquil silence.

synonyms: still, stillness.

Roget 403: silence; stillness etc. (quiet) 265; peace, hush, lull; muteness etc. 581; solemn silence, awful silence, dead silence, deathlike silence.    ... show more

Dutch: alambiek, analyse

Become quiet or still; fall silent.

Roget 265: be quiescent etc. adj.; stand still, lie still; keep quiet, repose, hold the breath.    remain, stay; stand, lie to, ride at anchor, remain in situ, tarry, mark time; bring to, heave to, lay to; pull up, draw up; hold, halt; stop, stop short; rest, pause, anchor; cast to an anchor, come to an anchor; rest on one's oars; repose on one's laurels, take breath; stop etc. (discontinue) 142.    stagnate; quieta non movere [Lat.]; let alone; abide, rest and be thankful; keep within doors, stay at home, go to bed.    dwell etc. (be present) 186; settle etc. (be located) 184; alight etc. (arrive) 292; stick, stick fast; stand like a post; not stir a peg, not stir a step; be at a stand etc. n.. quell, becalm, hush, stay, lull to sleep, lay an embargo on.    ... show more

Dutch: stilvallen, stilzwijgen, zwijgen

Cause to be quiet or not talk.

synonyms: hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still.

Roget 403: be silent etc. adj.; hold one's tongue etc. (not speak) 585.    render silent etc. adj.; silence, still, hush; stifle, muffle, stop; muzzle, put to silence etc. (render mute) 581.    ... show more

Roget 585: be silent etc. adj.; keep silence, keep mum; hold one's tongue, hold one's peace, hold one's jaw; not speak.    etc. 582; say nothing, keep one's counsel; seal the lips, close the lips, button the lips, zipper the lips, put a padlock on the lips, put a padlock on the mouth; put a bridle on one's tongue; bite one's tongue, keep one's tongue between one's teeth; make no sign, not let a word escape one; keep a secret etc. 528; not have a word to say; hush up, hush, lay the finger on the lips, place the finger on the lips; render mute etc. 581.    stick in one's throat.    ... show more

Roget 174: be moderate etc. adj.; keep within bounds, keep within compass; sober down, settle down; keep the peace, remit, relent, take in sail.    moderate, soften, mitigate, temper, accoy^†; attemper^†, contemper^†; mollify, lenify^†, dulcify^†, dull, take off the edge, blunt, obtund^†, sheathe, subdue, chasten; sober down, tone down, smooth down; weaken etc. 160; lessen etc. (decrease) 36; check palliate.    tranquilize, pacify, assuage, appease, swag, lull, soothe, compose, still, calm, calm down, cool, quiet, hush, quell, sober, pacify, tame, damp, lay, allay, rebate, slacken, smooth, alleviate, rock to sleep, deaden, smooth, throw cold water on, throw a wet blanket over, turn off; slake; curb etc. (restrain) 751; tame etc. (subjugate) 749; smooth over; pour oil on the waves, pour oil on the troubled waters; pour balm into, mattre de l'eau dans son vin [Fr.].    go out like a lamb, roar you as gently as any sucking dove" [Midsummer-Night's Dream]. ... show more

Dutch: verzwijgen

Become quiet or quieter.

synonyms: pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten.

Dutch: verstillen

Wash by removing particles.

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