plural of silent film

Raw silk, having the appearance of cotton wool, once used for embroidery and as dental floss.

Without making a noise, silently.

plural of silent auction

(humorous) A hypothetical pill that makes those who take it silly.

plural of silly pill

(chemistry, archaic) germanium

(idiomatic, journalism) A period, usually during the summertime, when news media tend to place increased emphasis on reporting light-hearted, offbeat, or bizarre stories.

(now rare, dialectal) The caul which sometimes envelopes the top of a child's head after birth.

(inorganic chemistry) The salt MgSiO₃ that occurs naturally as talc, asbestine, gymnite, meerschaum and, combined with other salts, as many other minerals