you could hear a pin drop

: the one or ones being addressed — compare thee, thou, ye, your, yours

: one

: past tense of can

used in auxiliary function in the past, in the past conditional, and as an alternative to can suggesting less force or certainty or as a polite form in the present

: to perceive or become aware of by the ear

: to gain knowledge of by hearing

: to listen to with attention : heed

: a piece of solid material (such as wood or metal) used especially for fastening things together or as a support by which one thing may be suspended from another

: the center peg of a target

: something that resembles a pin especially in slender elongated form

: to fasten, join, or secure with a pin

: to hold fast or immobile

: to present (a young woman) with a fraternity pin as a pledge of affection

: of or relating to a pin

: having a grain suggesting the heads of pins

: the quantity of fluid that falls in one spherical mass

: a dose of medicine measured by drops

: a minute quantity or degree of something nonmaterial or intangible

: to fall in drops

: to fall (see ¹fall 1a) unexpectedly or suddenly

: to descend (see descend 1) from one line or level to another