Vocabulary : Sikhs to Silentiary

Sikhs : A religious sect noted for warlike traits, founded in the Punjab at the end of the 15th century.
Silage : Short for Ensilage.
Sile : To strain, as fresh milk. ;; To drop; to flow; to fall. ;; A sieve with fine meshes. ;; Filth; sediment. ;; A young or small herring.
Silence : The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness. ;; Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness. ;; Secrecy; as, these things were transacted in silence. ;; The cessation of rage, agitation, or tumilt; calmness; quiest; as, the elements were reduced to silence. ;; Absence of mention; oblivion. ;; Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence. ;; To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush. ;; To put to rest; to quiet. ;; To restrain from the exercise of any function, privilege of instruction, or the like, especially from the act of preaching; as, to silence a minister of the gospel. ;; To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as, to silence the batteries of an enemy.
Silenced : of Silence

Silencer : One that silences; ;; The muffler of an internal-combustion engine. ;; Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of telegraph wires. ;; A device for silencing the report of a firearm shooting its projectiles singly, as a tubular attachment for the muzzle having circular plates that permit the passage of the projectile but impart a rotary motion to, and thus retard, the exploding gases.
Silencing : of Silence
Silene : A genus of caryophyllaceous plants, usually covered with a viscid secretion by which insects are caught; catchfly.
Silent : Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. ;; Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative. ;; Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent. ;; Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in "fable." ;; Having no effect; not operating; inefficient. ;; That which is silent; a time of silence.
Silentiary : One appointed to keep silence and order in court; also, one sworn not to divulge secrets of state.