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Adverb: still stil- With reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation
"it's still warm outside"; "will you still love me when we're old and grey?" - Despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
"granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go"; - however, nevertheless, withal [archaic], yet, all the same, even so, nonetheless, notwithstanding, at the same time, even if, be that as it may - To a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
"an still more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved"; - even, yet - Without moving or making a sound
"he sat still as a statue"; "time stood still"; "they waited stock-still outside the door"; "he couldn't hold still any longer"; - stock-still Adjective: still (stiller,stillest) stil- Not in physical motion
- inactive, motionless, static - Marked by absence of sound
"the night was still"; - silent, soundless - Used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion
"a still photograph"; "Cézanne's still life of apples" - Not sparkling
"still mineral water"; "a still wine"; - noneffervescent - (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
"scarcely a ripple on the still water"; - placid, quiet, tranquil, smooth, unruffled - Free from noticeable current
"a still pond"; "still waters run deep" Noun: still stil- A static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
"he wanted some stills for a magazine ad" - (poetic) tranquil silence
"the still of the night"; - hush, stillness - An apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapour is condensed
- A plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
- distillery Verb: still stil- Make calm or still
"still the dragons of worry and fear"; - calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize [N. Amer], tranquillize, tranquillise [Brit], quieten [Brit], lull - Cause to be quiet or not talk
"Please still the children in the church!"; - hush, quieten [Brit], silence, shut up, hush up - Lessen the intensity of or calm
"still the fears"; - allay, relieve, ease - Make motionless
Derived forms: stilling, stills, stillest, stilled, stiller See also: calm, gloss over, nonmoving, quiet, standing, unmoving Type of: alter, apparatus, change, comfort, conquer, console, exposure, industrial plant, modify, photo, photograph, pic [informal], piccy [informal], picture, plant, quiet, setup, silence, solace, soothe, stamp down, subdue, suppress, works Antonym: moving, no more Encyclopedia: Still, Still the Night |