Silene dioica
— Noun
– English
~ biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis
Silene acaulis
— Noun
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~ tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of Arctic regions of western and central Europe and North America
Silene latifolia
— Noun
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~ bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis
silene
— Noun
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~ any plant of the genus Silene
silent person
— Noun
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~ a person who does not talk
silent butler
— Noun
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~ a small receptacle with a handle and a hinged lid; used for collecting crumbs or ashes
silent movie
— Noun
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~ a movie without a soundtrack
silent partner
— Noun
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~ a partner (who usually provides capital) whose association with the enterprise is not public knowledge
silent picture
— Noun
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~ a movie without a soundtrack
silent
— Adjective
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~ failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent"
silent
— Adjective
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~ unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
silent
— Adjective
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~ having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; "a silent dog whistle"
silent
— Adjective
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~ implied by or inferred from actions or statements; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement"
silent
— Adjective
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~ not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded"
silent
— Adjective
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~ marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"
silently
— Adverb
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~ without speaking; "he sat mutely next to her"
silents
— Noun
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~ a movie without a soundtrack
Silenus
— Noun
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~ the chief satyr in the service of Bacchus; father of Dionysus; usually depicted as drunk and jolly and riding a donkey
silenus
— Noun
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~ any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of Dionysus (similar to the satyrs)
silesia
— Noun
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~ a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland