still
still/stil/
adjective
not moving or making a sound.
"the still body of the young man"
synonyms: motionless, unmoving, without moving, without moving a muscle, stock-still, immobile, like a statue, as if turned to stone, as if rooted to the spot, unstirring, stationary, at rest, at a standstill, inert, lifeless
noun
- deep silence and calm; stillness."the still of the night"synonyms: quietness, quiet, quietude, silence, stillness, hush, soundlessness, noiselessness, calmness, calm, tranquility, peace, peacefulness, peace and quiet, serenity
- an ordinary static photograph as opposed to a motion picture, especially a single shot from a movie."film stills"
adverb
- up to and including the present or the time mentioned; even now (or then) as formerly."he still lives with his mother"synonyms: up to this time, up to the present time, until now, even now, yet
- nevertheless; all the same."I'm afraid he's crazy. Still, he's harmless"synonyms: nevertheless, however, in spite of that, despite that, notwithstanding, for all that, all the same, even so, be that as it may, having said that, nonetheless, but, still and all, withal, natheless, howbeit
- even (used with comparatives for emphasis)."write, or better still, type, captions for the pictures"
verb
make or become still; quieten.
"she raised her hand, stilling Erica's protests"
synonyms: silence, hush, calm, settle, pacify, soothe, lull, allay, assuage, appease, subdue, quieten, quiet, abate, die down, grow less, lessen, subside, ease up/off, let up, moderate, slacken, weaken, fade away
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3 days ago ˇ 1. a : not moving lying quiet and still b : of, relating to, or being an ordinary photograph rather than a motion picture 2. uttering no sound : quiet
STILL meaning: 1. continuing to happen or continuing to be done: 2. despite that: 3. to an even greater degree…. Learn more.
adjective ˇ remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary: ˇ free from sound or noise, as a place or persons; silent: ˇ subdued or low in sound; hushed:.
If you stand still, you freeze in place. Another meaning of still is an individual shot from a movie, an unmoving snapshot of a single scene.
1. without sound; quiet; silent 2. hushed, soft, or low in sound 3. not moving; stationary; at rest; motionless following stand, sit, lie, etc.
STILL meaning: 1 : happening or existing before now and continuing into the present used to say that an action or condition continues; 2 : in spite of that ...
A still is an apparatus used to distill liquid mixtures by heating to selectively boil and then cooling to condense the vapor.
Still Definition ˇ To make motionless or unagitated. ˇ To make still; quiet. ˇ To distill. ˇ To become still. ˇ To allay or calm.
still ˇ 1. remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary: to stand still. ˇ 2. free from sound or noise. ˇ 3. subdued or low in sound; hushed. ˇ 4. free ...
still ˇ . continuing until a particular point in time and not finishing. I am very happy that you all are still alive and well. ˇ . despite what has just been ...