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— English words —

• silence n. The absence of any sound.
• silence n. The act of refraining from speaking.
• silence n. Form of meditative worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers); meeting for worship.
• silence v. (Transitive) To make (someone or something) silent.
• silence v. (Transitive) To repress the expression of something.
• silence v. (Transitive) To suppress criticism, etc.
• silence v. (Molecular biology) To block gene expression.
• silence v. (Euphemistic) To murder.
• silence interj. (Imperative) Be silent.
• Silence prop.n. (Rare) A female given name from English.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Ido
  • silence adv. Noiselessly, silently, quietly.
• Middle english
  • silence n. Silence; the state of refraining or refusing to speak.
  • silence n. Peace, calm; a state of tranquil and restful behaviour.
  • silence n. Quietness; a lack of sound or speaking (for a given area or time).
  • silence n. Refraining from excessive speaking or talking.
  • silence n. The following of a religious vow of silence.
  • silence n. (Rare) The termination of a dispute or conflict.
  • silence n. (Rare) Secrecy or freedom from disruption.
• Middle french
  • silence n. Silence (absence of noise).

— English words, defined in Dutch —

• silence n. Stilte.
• silence tuss. Stilte.

— English words, defined in French —

• silence n. Silence.
• silence v. Faire taire, réduire au silence.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• silence s. Silencio.
• silence v. Silenciar.
• silence v. Calmar o apaciguar sentimientos de duda, miedo, etc.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• silence s. Silêncio.
• silence v. Silenciar.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• silence s. Silenzio.

— In French —

• silence n.m. Absence de bruit.
• silence n.m. Le fait de se taire, de ne plus faire de bruit.
• silence n.m. (Par extension) Action de ne pas exprimer sa pensée, oralement…
• silence n.m. Absence de mention d’une chose, du manque de témoignage…
• silence n.m. (En particulier) (Internet) Absence d’un document pertinent…
• silence n.m. (Musique) Interruption du son dans une phrase musicale.
• silence n.m. (Par extension) Signes qui marquent cette interruption.
• silence interj. Interjection qui signifie « taisez-vous ! », « taisons-nous…
• silence interj. (Télécommunications, Téléphonie) (Radiotéléphonie) Mot…
• silence v. Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du…
• silence v. Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du…
• silence v. Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe silencer.
• silence v. Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe silencer.
• silence v. Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif du verbe silencer.
• silencé v. Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe silencer.

74 English words from 19 English definitions

absence act and any area behaviour Be␣silent biology block calm conflict criticism dispute disruption English etc Euphemistic excessive expression female following for Form freedom Friends from gene gene␣expression given given␣name Imperative lack make meditative meeting Molecular Molecular␣biology murder name noise Noiselessly of␣a or␣something Peace practiced Quakers quietly Quietness Rare refraining refusing religious repress restful Secrecy silence silent silently Society someone something sound speak speaking state suppress talking termination the time tranquil Transitive vow worship

32 English words from 25 foreign definitions

Absence Action bruit Calmar chose dans document etc extension faire fait Interjection Internet interruption manque masculin mention Mot musicale Musique nous Par pas passé pensée pertinent phrase plus Première silence silencer son

46 foreign words from 25 foreign definitions

apaciguar cette Deuxième Deuxième␣personne duda En␣particulier exprimer impératif indicatif manque␣de marquent miedo oralement Par␣extension Participe Participe␣passé particulier personne Première␣personne présent qui Radiotéléphonie réduire réduire␣au␣silence sentimientos se␣taire Signes signifie Silenciar Silêncio Silenzio singulier Stilte subjonctif subjonctif␣présent taire taisez taisons Télécommunications Téléphonie témoignage Troisième Troisième␣personne une verbe vous

11 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

silenced silencer silences silencers silenceable silence␣camp silence␣camps silence␣is␣golden silence␣is␣consent silence␣is␣violence silence␣is␣oppression

17 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

desilenced resilenced resilences unsilenced unsilences nonsilenced outsilenced outsilences protosilencer radio␣silences unsilenceable unsilenceably intake␣silencer protosilencers intake␣silencers deafening␣silences two-minute␣silences

30 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

desilence in␣silence resilence unsilence nonsilence outsilence break␣silence radio␣silence code␣of␣silence cone␣of␣silence pact␣of␣silence wall␣of␣silence codes␣of␣silence cones␣of␣silence tower␣of␣silence walls␣of␣silence break␣the␣silence moment␣of␣silence towers␣of␣silence deafening␣silence moments␣of␣silence two-minute␣silence blue␣code␣of␣silence blue␣wall␣of␣silence blue␣codes␣of␣silence blue␣walls␣of␣silence argument␣from␣silence conspiracy␣of␣silence arguments␣from␣silence conspiracies␣of␣silence

13 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

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4 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Eli Elis lis LIS

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

license selenic

31 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

celemins Celestin centiles cineoles Cleesian declines eckleins enchisel enclines enclises escaline excelsin lens␣lice leucines licences licensed licensee licenser licenses McNeiles reclines salience scheelin sclerine secaline selectin sencible silenced silencer silences silicene

17 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Celine clines encise enisle ensile incels incles Inslee lienes Linces Neices nieces Nieces Seclin senile sience silene

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

silenc'd silency

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

sience silene

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