hush (
http://definr.com/hush)
n : (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night" [syn:
stillness,
still]
v 1: become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my babay!"
2: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children
in the church!" [syn:
quieten,
silence,
still, {shut
up},
hush up] [ant:
louden]
3: become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the
speaker entered" [syn:
quieten,
quiet,
quiesce, {quiet
down},
pipe down] [ant:
louden]
4: wash by removing particles; in mining; "Wash ores"
5: run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the
underlying strata and valuable minerals; in mining