To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress the noise or clamor of.
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To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound.
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To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound.
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In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.
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In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.
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The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness.
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The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness.
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Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.
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Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.
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To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…
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To gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by violent means; to gain dominion over; to subdue by physical means; to reduce; to overcome by fo…
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To water; to wet; to moisten with running or dropping water; to bedew.
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To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise.
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In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.
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The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness.
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To bring under; to conquer by force or the exertion of superior power, and bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under dominion; to vanquish.
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To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell.
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To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or…
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The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc.
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To stop the mouth of, by thrusting sometimes in, so as to hinder speaking; hence, to silence by authority or by violence; not to allow freedom of spe…
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To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet.
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The projecting mouth and nose of a quadruped, as of a horse; a snout.
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To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound.
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In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.
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The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness.
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Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.
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The quality or state of being still; quietness; silence; calmness; inactivity.
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To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or…
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