Mure vs Silence - What's the difference?
mure | silence |
(obsolete) wall
:— Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part II, [IV, 4], line 2870
(obsolete) husks of fruit from which the juice has been squeezed. Perhaps an old spelling of myrrh
(obsolete) mural (as a postmodifier)
(obsolete) to wall in or fortify
(obsolete) To enclose or imprison within walls.
The lack of any sound.
The act of refraining from speaking.
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* D. Webster
Form of meditative worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers); meeting for worship.
To make (someone or something) silent.
To suppress criticism, etc.
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(Molecular biology) To block gene expression.
A common imperative instructing the addressed to remain silent.
* Silence ! Enough of your insolence!
As verbs the difference between mure and silence
is that mure is to die while silence is to make (someone or something) silent.As a noun silence is
the lack of any sound.As an interjection silence is
a common imperative instructing the addressed to remain silent.mure
English
Noun
(en noun)- (Shakespeare)
- No, no; he cannot long hold out these pangs.
- Th' incessant care and labour of his mind
- Hath wrought the mure that should confine it in
References
* Meaning "Husks of fruit": 1949', John Dover Wilson (compiler), ' Life in Shakespeare's England. A Book of Elizabethan Prose , Cambridge at the University Press. 1st ed. 1911, 2nd ed. 1913, 8th reprint. In Glossary and Notes. From Wright's Dialect Dict.Adjective
(-)Verb
- (Spenser)
- The five kings are mured in a cave. — John. x. (Heading).
Anagrams
* ----silence
English
Noun
(wikipedia silence) (en-noun)- The administration itself keeps a profound silence .
Synonyms
* quietnessDerived terms
* blue wall of silence * cone of silence * conspiracy of silence * deafening silence * moment of silence * radio silence * silence is golden * tower of silence * two-minute silence * vow of silence * wall of silenceVerb
(silenc)- Can you silence the crowd, so we can start the show?
- Silence the critics.
- Silence the doubters.
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