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S — Shrewdness to Sin (Part 8 of 12)

Signification, n.

    1. Expression.
    2. Meaning, sense, import, purport, acceptation.

Signify, v. a.

    1. Express, communicate, intimate, indicate, betoken.
    2. Denote, betoken, mean, imply, purport, import.
    3. Declare, proclaim, impart, announce, give notice of, manifest, utter, make known.
    4. Indicate, betoken, suggest as being intended, represent.
    5. Weigh, matter, import.

Signify, v. n. Import, matter, be of importance, be of consequence.

Sign-manual, n. Signature.

Silence, n.

    1. Stillness, noiselessness, quiet, calm, peace.
    2. Taciturnity, muteness, dumbness.
    3. Oblivion, obscurity.
    4. Secrecy.

Silence, v. a.

    1. Still, hush, put to silence.
    2. Allay, quiet, calm, put to rest, put an end to.

Silence, interj. Hush, whist, soft, tush, chut, tut, be still, be silent, hold your tongue.

Silent, a.

    1. Still, noiseless, quiet, calm.