Definition for HUSH

HUSH, a. [G. husch; Dan. hys, hyst. In W. hêz is peace; hêzu, to make peace; cws is rest, sleep; and hust is a low, buzzing sound; Heb. חשה, to be silent. Class Gs, No. 46.]

Silent; still; quiet; as, they are hush as death. This adjective never precedes the noun which it qualifies, except in the compound, hushmoney.

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