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still

1  [stil] ,adjective, -er, -est, noun, adverb, conjunction, verb
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–adjective
1. remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary: to stand still.
2. free from sound or noise, as a place or persons; silent: to keep still about a matter.
3. subdued or low in sound; hushed: a still, small voice.
4. free from turbulence or commotion; peaceful; tranquil; calm: the still air.
5. without waves or perceptible current; not flowing, as water.
6. not effervescent or sparkling, as wine.
7. Photography. noting, pertaining to, or used for making single photographs, as opposed to a motion picture.
–noun
8. stillness or silence: the still of the night.
9. Photography. a single photographic print, as one of the frames of a motion-picture film.
–adverb
10. at this or that time; as previously: Are you still here?
11. up to this or that time; as yet: A day before departure we were still lacking an itinerary.
12. in the future as in the past: Objections will still be made.
13. even; in addition; yet (used to emphasize a comparative): still more complaints; still greater riches.
14. even then; yet; nevertheless: to be rich and still crave more.
15. without sound or movement; quietly: Sit still!
16. at or to a greater distance or degree.
17. Archaic. steadily; constantly; always.
–conjunction
18. and yet; but yet; nevertheless: It was futile, still they fought.
–verb (used with object)
19. to silence or hush (sounds, voices, etc.).
20. to calm, appease, or allay: to still a craving.
21. to quiet, subdue, or cause to subside (waves, winds, commotion, tumult, passion, pain, etc.).
–verb (used without object)
22. to become still or quiet.
—Idiom
23. still and all, nonetheless; even with everything considered: Even though you dislike us, still and all you should be polite.
Origin:
bef. 900; (adj. and adv.) ME still(e), OE stille; (n.) ME: a calm, deriv. of the adj.; (v.) ME styllen, OE stillan; (conj.) deriv. of the adv.; akin to G still (adj.), stille (adv.), stillen (v.), D stil (adj. and adv.), stillen (v.); see stall 1

Synonyms:
1. unmoving, inert, quiescent. 2. soundless, mute. Still, quiet, hushed, noiseless, silent indicate the absence of noise and of excitement or activity accompanied by sound. Still indicates the absence of sound or movement: The house was still. Quiet implies relative freedom from noise, activity, or excitement: a quiet engine; a quiet vacation. Hushed implies the suppression of sound or noise: a hushed whisper. Noiseless and silent characterize that which does not reveal its presence or movement by any sound: a noiseless footstep; silent dissent. 4. pacific, placid, serene. 8. quiet, hush, calm. 18. See but 1 . 19. quiet, mute, stifle, muffle, smother. 20. soothe, pacify.

still

2  [stil] ,
–noun
1. 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.
2. a distillery.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
3. to distill.
Origin:
1250–1300; (v.) ME stillen, aph. var. of distillen to distill; (n.) deriv. of the v.
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still 1   (stĭl)   
adj.   still·er, still·est
  1. Free of sound.
  2. Low in sound; hushed or subdued.
  3. Not moving or in motion.
  4. Free from disturbance, agitation, or commotion.
  5. Free from a noticeable current: a still pond; still waters.
  6. Not carbonated; lacking effervescence: a still wine.
  7. Of or relating to a single or static photograph as opposed to a movie.
n.  
  1. Silence; quiet: the still of the night.
  2. A still photograph, especially one taken from a scene of a movie and used for promotional purposes.
  3. A still-life picture.
adv.  
  1. Without movement; motionlessly: stand still.
    1. At the present time; for the present: We are still waiting.
    2. Up to or at a specified time; yet: still had not made up her mind.
    3. At a future time; eventually: may still see the error of his ways.
  3. In increasing amount or degree; even: and still further complaints.
  4. In addition; besides: had still another helping.
  5. All the same; nevertheless.
v.   stilled, still·ing, stills

v.   tr.
  1. To make still or tranquil.
  2. To make quiet; silence.
  3. To make motionless.
  4. To allay; calm: The parents stilled their child's fears of the dark.
v.   intr.
To become still.

[Middle English, from Old English stille; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: These adjectives mean marked by or making no sound, noise, or movement. Still implies lack of motion or disturbance and often connotes rest or tranquillity: "But after tempest . . . /There came a day as still as heaven" (Tennyson).
Quiet suggests the absence of bustle, tumult, or agitation: "life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few" (John Ruskin).
Silent can suggest a profound hush: "I like the silent church before the service begins" (Ralph Waldo Emerson).
Noiseless and soundless imply the absence of disturbing sound: "th' inaudible and noiseless foot of time" (Shakespeare). "the soundless footsteps on the grass" (John Galsworthy).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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