stony silence

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• stony silence — extreme quietness …   English contemporary dictionary

• silence — n. 1) to impose silence 2) to keep, maintain, observe silence 3) to break (the) silence 4) (an) awkward; dead; eerie; hushed; ominous; prolonged; stony silence 5) (a) complete, perfect, total, utter; stony; stunned silence 6) silence reigns 7) in …   Combinatory dictionary

• silence — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 quietness ADJECTIVE ▪ lengthy, long, prolonged ▪ brief, momentary, a moment s, short ▪ There was a mome …   Collocations dictionary

• silence — 1 noun 1 NO NOISE (U) complete absence of sound or noise: In the silence he heard a faint clicking noise. (+ of): Nothing disturbed the silence of the night. | silence falls (on/upon) (=it begins to be completely quiet): After the explosion, an… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• stony — adj. (stonier, stoniest) 1 full of or covered with stones (stony soil; a stony road). 2 a hard, rigid. b cold, unfeeling, uncompromising (a stony stare; a stony silence). Phrases and idioms: stony broke Brit. sl. entirely without money. stony… …   Useful english dictionary

• stony — ston|y [ˈstəuni US ˈstou ] adj 1.) covered by stones or containing stones ▪ stony soil 2.) not showing any friendliness or pity ▪ stony faces ▪ a stony silence 3.) fall on stony ground if a request, suggestion, joke etc falls on stony ground, it… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stony — [[t]sto͟ʊni[/t]] stonier, stoniest 1) ADJ GRADED Stony ground is rough and contains a lot of stones. The steep, stony ground is well drained. ...a stony track. Syn: pebbly 2) ADJ GRADED A stony expression or attitude does not show any sympathy or …   English dictionary

• stony — adjective 1 covered by stones or containing stones: stony soil 2 without emotion or pity: stony faces | a stony silence 3 fall on stony ground if a request, suggestion, joke etc falls on stony ground, it is ignored or people do not like it… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• stony — UK [ˈstəʊnɪ] / US [ˈstoʊnɪ] adjective Word forms stony : adjective stony comparative stonier superlative stoniest 1) covered with stones, or containing stones a stony beach 2) not friendly and not showing any emotion They listened to him in stony …   English dictionary

• stony — ston|y [ stouni ] adjective 1. ) covered with stones or containing stones: a stony beach 2. ) not friendly and not showing any emotion: They listened to him in stony silence. fall on stony ground to receive a negative reaction from other people …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• stony-faced — adj also stone faced showing no emotion or friendliness ▪ Tony stared at me in stony faced silence …   Dictionary of contemporary English