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English Dictionary: quieten |
by the
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quiet down
v 1: become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the
speaker entered" [syn: {quieten}, {hush}, {quiet},
{quiesce}, {quiet down}, {pipe down}] [ant: {louden}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- quieten
- v
- become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the
speaker entered"
Synonym(s): quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down Antonym(s): louden
- make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
Synonym(s): calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still Antonym(s): agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on
- cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
Synonym(s): hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up Antonym(s): louden
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- quite an
- adv
- of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable
kind (not used with a negative); "her victory was quite something"; "she's quite a girl"; "quite a film"; "quite a walk"; "we've had quite an afternoon"
Synonym(s): quite, quite a, quite an
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Quiddany \Quid"da*ny\, n. [L. cydoneum quince juice, quince
wine. See {Quince}.]
A confection of quinces, in consistency between a sirup and
marmalade.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Quotum \Quo"tum\, n. [NL., fr. L. quotus of what number. See
{Quota}.]
Part or proportion; quota. [R.] [bd]A very small quotum.[b8]
--Max M[81]ller.
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