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still
1[ stil ]
adjective
- remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary:
to stand still.
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- free from sound or noise, as a place or persons; silent:
to keep still about a matter.
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- subdued or low in sound; hushed:
a still, small voice.
the still air.
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- 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
- stillness or silence:
the still of the night.
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- Photography. a single photographic print, as one of the frames of a motion-picture film.
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)
- to silence or hush (sounds, voices, etc.).
Synonyms: , , ,
- to calm, appease, or allay:
to still a craving.
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- to quiet, subdue, or cause to subside (waves, winds, commotion, tumult, passion, pain, etc.).
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/ ²õ³Ùɪ±ô /
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/ ²õ³Ùɪ±ô /
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
Derived Forms
- ˈ²õ³Ù¾±±ô±ô²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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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
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"It looked horrible, tasted horrible, it was hard and awful - my friends and I still reminisce about it," she says.
She decided to start appealing against the charges towards the end of 2022, but Excel still wanted her to pay.
It's not expected that all of the Switch 2's titles will be so expensive - but charging so much for its best-known game still represents a big change in Nintendo's pricing strategy.
But he added that he still believes President Vladimir Putin wants to "make a deal".
"But I really don't think that for me, anything has changed about them, they are still mum and dad," she says.
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The conjunction still means “and yet†or “but yet.†Do you know when to use still versus but, nevertheless, however, and yet? Find out on .
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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