[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["absence of any sound or noise; stillness.", "the state or fact of being silent ;muteness.", "absence or omission of mention, comment, or expressed concern:the conspicuous silence of our newspapers on local graft.", "the state of being forgotten; oblivion:in the news again after years of silence.", "concealment; secrecy."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to put or bring to silence; still.Synonyms: gag , muzzle , quell , hush", "to put (doubts, fears, etc.) to rest; quiet.", "Military.to still (enemy guns), as by more effective fire."]}, {"Bold_text": "interjection", "List Items": ["be silent!“Silence!” the teacher shouted."]}]