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; "Wash ores"
     5: run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the
        underlying strata and valuable minerals
Source: WordNet® 2.0