The absence of any sound. / The act of refraining from speaking. / Form of meditative worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers); meeting for worship.

(transitive) To make (someone or something) silent. / (transitive) To repress the expression of something. / (transitive) To suppress criticism, etc. / (molecular biology) To block gene expression.

(imperative) Be silent.

(informal) A silly person; a simpleton.

Anything made from silver. / Anything with a silvery colour. / (US) Knives, forks and spoons. / (sports) Trophies, success in a competition.

An edible fish (Pampus argenteus).

Lepisma saccharina, a small wingless insect with silvery scales, a type of bristletail. / Other similar insects in the order Zygentoma, including: / Megalops atlanticus (Atlantic tarpon, tarpum.

(agriculture) A vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for the production of silage. / (agriculture) from the shape, a building used for the storage of grain.

(transitive) To store in a silo. / (transitive) To separate; to isolate.

(chiefly uncountable) A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider). / A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers.