Decrease and Hush

noun

• A change downward.
  • usage: "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
  • synonyms: lessening, drop-off
• A process of becoming smaller or shorter.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The amount by which something decreases.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The act of decreasing or reducing something.
  • synonyms: diminution, reduction, step-down

verb

• Decrease in size, extent, or range.
  • usage: "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
  • synonyms: diminish, lessen, fall
• Make smaller.
  • usage: "He decreased his staff"
  • synonyms: lessen, minify

• (v.t.) To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.
• (v.) A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.
• (n.) To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc. or in strength, quality or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December.
• (v.) The wane of the moon.

noun

• Poetic) tranquil silence. (
  • usage: "the still of the night"
  • synonyms: stillness, still

verb

• Become quiet or still; fall silent.
  • usage: "hush my baby"
• Cause to be quiet or not talk.
  • usage: "Please silence the children in the church"
  • synonyms: quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up
• Become quiet or quieter.
  • usage: "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
  • synonyms: quieten, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down
• Wash by removing particles.
  • usage: "Wash ores"
• Run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals. .

• (v.i.) To become or to keep still or quiet; to become silent; -- especially used in the imperative, as an exclamation; be still; be silent or quiet; make no noise.
• (v.t.) To appease; to allay; to calm; to soothe.
• (a.) Silent; quiet.
• (v.t.) To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress the noise or clamor of.
• (n.) Stillness; silence; quiet.