Phrase Hound found 43 phrases and 6 compound words that contain silence. The most common are listed below. Open silence in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 43
- moment of silenceA period of silence for quiet meditation, prayer or reflection.
- tower of silenceA low, cylindrical, open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate from exposure and consumption by carrion birds such as vultures, the remaining bones being kept in an ossuary.
- wall of silenceStrict secretiveness maintained by the members of a group with respect to information which might be contrary to their interests, especially information concerning questionable actions by members of the group.
- break the silenceTo start talking in a conversation after a period where nobody speaks.
- silence is goldenPeace and quiet have great value.
- right to silenceA legal principle guaranteeing any individual the right to refuse to answer questions from law enforcement officers or court officials.
- code of silenceSynonym of wall of silence: Strict secretiveness maintained by the members of a group with respect to information which might be contrary to their interests, especially information concerning questionable actions by members of the group.
- moments of silenceplural of moment of silence: A period of silence for quiet meditation, prayer or reflection.
- breaking the silencepresent participle and gerund of break the silence
- conspiracy of silenceSynonym of wall of silence: Strict secretiveness maintained by the members of a group with respect to information which might be contrary to their interests, especially information concerning questionable actions by members of the group.
- dead silenceA particularly distinct or awkward silence or absence of response.
- election silenceThe practice of banning political campaigning and/or media coverage of an election for a certain time period before or during the election.
- suffering in silencepresent participle and gerund of suffer in silence
- cone of silenceA hypothetical device or instrument which prevents eavesdropping on a private conversation.
- codes of silenceplural of code of silence: Strict secretiveness maintained by the members of a group with respect to information which might be contrary to their interests, especially information concerning questionable actions by members of the group.
- walls of silenceplural of wall of silence: Strict secretiveness maintained by the members of a group with respect to information which might be contrary to their interests, especially information concerning questionable actions by members of the group.
- broke the silencesimple past of break the silence
- suffer in silenceTo tolerate a bad situation without complaining.
- breaks the silencethird-person singular simple present indicative of break the silence: To start talking in a conversation after a period where nobody speaks.
- towers of silenceplural of tower of silence: A low, cylindrical, open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate from exposure and consumption by carrion birds such as vultures, the remaining bones being kept in an …
- radio silenceA status maintained where all fixed or mobile radio stations in an area stop transmitting (sometimes limited to certain frequency bands).
- rights to silenceplural of right to silence: A legal principle guaranteeing any individual the right to refuse to answer questions from law enforcement officers or court officials.
- argument from silenceAn argument based on the absence of something being mentioned in documents as evidence.
- blue wall of silenceStrict secretiveness maintained by the members of a police force with respect to information which might be contrary to their interests, especially information concerning questionable police actions.
- broken the silencepast participle of break the silence: To start talking in a conversation after a period where nobody speaks.
Compound words 6
- desilenceTo reverse the silencing of a gene
- nonsilenceThat which is not silence; the presence of sound.
- resilenceTo subject to gene silencing again.
- silenceableCapable of being silenced.
- unsilenceTo make no longer silent; to provide with a voice.
- outsilenceTo surpass in being silent.