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still
1[ stil ]
adjective
- remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary:
to stand still.
- free from sound or noise, as a place or persons; silent:
to keep still about a matter.
- subdued or low in sound; hushed:
a still, small voice.
the still air.
- without waves or perceptible current; not flowing, as water.
- not effervescent or sparkling, as wine.
- Photography. noting, pertaining to, or used for making single photographs, as opposed to a motion picture.
noun
adverb
- at this or that time; as previously:
Are you still here?
- up to this or that time; as yet:
A day before departure we were still lacking an itinerary.
- in the future as in the past:
Objections will still be made.
- even; in addition; yet (used to emphasize a comparative):
still more complaints; still greater riches.
- even then; yet; nevertheless:
to be rich and still crave more.
- without sound or movement; quietly:
Sit still!
- at or to a greater distance or degree.
- Archaic. steadily; constantly; always.
conjunction
- and yet; but yet; nevertheless:
It was futile, still they fought.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
- to become still or quiet.
still
2[ stil ]
noun
- a distilling apparatus, consisting of a vessel in which a liquid is heated and vaporized and a cooling device or coil for condensing the vapor.
- a distillery.
verb (used with or without object)
- to distill.
Still
3[ stil ]
noun
- Andrew Taylor, 1828–1917, U.S. founder of osteopathy.
- William Grant, 1895–1978, U.S. composer.
still
1/ stɪl /
adjective
- usually predicative motionless; stationary
- undisturbed or tranquil; silent and calm
- not sparkling or effervescent
a still wine
- gentle or quiet; subdued
- obsolete.(of a child) dead at birth
adverb
- continuing now or in the future as in the past
do you still love me?
- up to this or that time; yet
I still don't know your name
- often used with a comparative even or yet
still more insults
- quiet or without movement
sit still
- poetic.always
noun
- poetic.silence or tranquillity
the still of the night
- a still photograph, esp of a scene from a motion-picture film
- ( as modifier )
a still camera
verb
- to make or become still, quiet, or calm
- tr to allay or relieve
her fears were stilled
sentence connector
- even then; nevertheless
the child has some new toys and still cries
still
2/ stɪl /
noun
- an apparatus for carrying out distillation, consisting of a vessel in which a mixture is heated, a condenser to turn the vapour back to liquid, and a receiver to hold the distilled liquid, used esp in the manufacture of spirits
- a place where spirits are made; distillery
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Derived Forms
- ˈstillness, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of still1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of still1
Origin of still2
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Idioms and Phrases
- still and all, nonetheless; even with everything considered:
Even though you dislike us, still and all you should be polite.
More idioms and phrases containing still
- heart misses a beat (stands still)
- hold still
- jury is still out
- keep quiet (still)
- quiet (still) as a mouse
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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