n.
1.the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
2.the absence of sound
3.a refusal to speak when expected
4.the trait of keeping things secret silence v.
1.cause to be quiet or not talk
2.keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure
Idiom of the Day
pick up a radio wave etc.
to catch or receive the sound of a radio etc.
We could not pick up any radio stations when we were travelling through the mountains.