silent : Idioms & Phrases
silent butler
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noun a small receptacle with a handle and a hinged lid; used for collecting crumbs or ashes
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silent movie
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noun a movie without a soundtrack
silent movie; silents.
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Silent partner
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noun a partner (who usually provides capital) whose association with the enterprise is not public knowledge
sleeping partner.
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- . See Dormant partner, under
Dormant .
Webster 1913
silent person
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noun a person who does not talk
dummy.
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silent picture
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noun a movie without a soundtrack
silent movie; silents.
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silent treatment
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noun an aloof refusal to speak to someone you know
