[{"word":"silences","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The absence of any sound.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"When the motor stopped, the silence was almost deafening."},{"definition":"The act of refraining from speaking.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"\"You have the right to silence,\" said the police officer."},{"definition":"Form of meditative worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers); meeting for worship.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"During silence a message came to me that there was that of God in every person."}],"synonyms":["quietness"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To make (someone or something) silent.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Can you silence the crowd, so we can start the show?"},{"definition":"To repress the expression of something.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Women, as well as children, have their thoughts or emotions routinely silenced."},{"definition":"To suppress criticism, etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Silence the critics."},{"definition":"To block gene expression.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Murder","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/silence","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/silences"]}]