1. hush, still, stillness

(poetic) tranquil silence

Example Sentences:
'the still of the night'

• still
• stillness

2. hush

become quiet or still; fall silent

Example Sentences:
'hush my baby!'

3. hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still

cause to be quiet or not talk

Example Sentences:
'Please silence the children in the church!'

• hush up
• quieten
• shut up
• silence
• still

• gloss over
• hush up
• sleek over
• whitewash

4. hush, pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten

become quiet or quieter

Example Sentences:
'The audience fell silent when the speaker entered'

• pipe down
• quiesce
• quiet
• quiet down
• quieten

5. hush

wash by removing particles

Example Sentences:
'Wash ores'

6. hush

run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals