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noun
A silence, especially after some noise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Water which has been used to clear the soil off of some (area of) rock or ore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, mining
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noun
A part of a mine or quarry where ore is to be, or has been, excavated by an artificial flow of water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, mining
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verb
To become quiet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To make quiet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To appease; to allay; to soothe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To rush, to gush.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, Scotland
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verb
To send forth a rush of water over (some ground) so as to clear off the soil and other materials overlying, and thus uncover or separate out, ore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
Topics: business, mining
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noun
(poetic) tranquil silence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: stillness, still
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Broader terms: silence, quiet
verb
run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: water, irrigate
verb
wash by removing particles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: wash, lave
verb
become quiet or still; fall silent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: change
verb
cause to be quiet or not talk
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
Narrower terms: shush, lull, calm down, shout down, gag, muzzle
verb
become quiet or quieter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: quieten, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change intensity
History
From Middle English huschen (“to hush”) (as past participle husht (“silent; hushed”) and interjection husht (“quiet!”)). Cognate with Low German huschen, hüssen (“to hush; lull”), German huschen (“to shoo; scurry”), Danish hysse (“to hush”), and maybe Albanian hesht.
Unclear; possibly onomatopoeic.
Across languages
88 source translations are retained for this English entry.
