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suicide
Noun
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Suicide is the act of a person killing themself on purpose.
Sadly, Joe committed suicide last Thursday.
The police are investigating three suicides at the school.
The suicide bomber killed himself and three other people in a crowded market.
silence
Noun
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Silence is when no noise is heard.
The silence was strange, not even a bird could be heard.
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A silence is a time when there is no noise.
We had one minute of silence to remember the people who had died in the war.
silence
Verb
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If you silence something, you stop it from making noise.
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If you silence someone, you stop them from talking.