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31still — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. silent, quiet, hushed; calm, peaceful, tranquil; motionless, at rest, stationary. See silence.Ant., active, in motion, agitated. adv. yet, nevertheless. See compensation. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1.… …
32silent — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Without noise] Syn. still, hushed, soundless; see calm 2 , quiet 2 . 2. [Without speech] Syn. reserved, mute, speechless; see dumb 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. quiet still, peaceful, hushed, noiseless,… …
33hush — hush1 [hʌʃ] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: husht silent, hushed (15 19 centuries), from husht a word used to tell people to keep quiet] 1.) hush spoken used to tell people to be quiet or to comfort a child who is crying or upset ▪ Hush, now. Try to… …
34Hush — (h[u^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hushed} (h[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hushing}.] [OE. huschen, hussen, prob. of imitative origin; cf. LG. hussen to lull to sleep, G. husch quick, make haste, be silent.] 1. To still; to silence; to calm; to make… …
35Hushing — Hush Hush (h[u^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hushed} (h[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hushing}.] [OE. huschen, hussen, prob. of imitative origin; cf. LG. hussen to lull to sleep, G. husch quick, make haste, be silent.] 1. To still; to silence; to calm;… …
36To hush up — Hush Hush (h[u^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hushed} (h[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hushing}.] [OE. huschen, hussen, prob. of imitative origin; cf. LG. hussen to lull to sleep, G. husch quick, make haste, be silent.] 1. To still; to silence; to calm;… …
37hush — I. verb Etymology: back formation from husht hushed, from Middle English hussht, from huissht, interjection used to enjoin silence Date: 1546 transitive verb 1. calm, quiet < hushed the children as they entered the library > 2. to put at rest …
38Sotto voce — (pronounced IPA|, sot toh voh che) (literally under voice ), an Italian expression, means to speak under one s breath. In music, a dramatic lowering of the vocal or instrumental tone not necessarily pianissimo, but with a hushed quality. An… …
39Gloria Hope — c.1920 Born Olive Frances November 9, 1901(1901 11 09) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania …
402008 Chinese milk scandal — For timeline of events in the contamination, see Timeline of the 2008 Chinese milk scandal. Stripped shelves in a supermarket in China as a result of the contamination (September 2008) The 2008 Chinese milk scandal was a food safety incident in… …
