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still

UK/ˈstɪl/ US/ˈstɪl/ very common slang
adverb (4) adjective (6) noun (4) verb (4)

adverb

1.

with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation

  • “it”
  • “;”
  • “re old and grey?”
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2.

despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)

  • “although I”
  • “d like to try it”
  • “while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed”
  • “he was a stern yet fair master”
  • “granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go”
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3.

to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons

  • “looked sick and felt even worse”
  • “an even (or still) more interesting problem”
  • “still another problem must be solved”
  • “a yet sadder tale”
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4.

without moving or making a sound

  • “he sat still as a statue”
  • “time stood still”
  • “they waited stock-still outside the door”
  • “he couldn”
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adjective

1.

not in physical motion

  • “the inertia of an object at rest”
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2.

marked by absence of sound

  • “a silent house”
  • “soundless footsteps on the grass”
  • “the night was still”
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3.

(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

  • “a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay”
  • “the quiet waters of a lagoon”
  • “a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky”
  • “a smooth channel crossing”
  • “scarcely a ripple on the still water”
  • “unruffled water”
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4.

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”
  • “Cezanne”
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5.

not sparkling

  • “a still wine”
  • “still mineral water”
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6.

free from noticeable current

  • “a still pond”
  • “still waters run deep”
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noun

1.

a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)

  • “he wanted some stills for a magazine ad”
2.

(poetic) tranquil silence

  • “the still of the night”
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3.

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 vapor is condensed

4.

a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation

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verb

1.

make calm or still

  • “quiet the dragons of worry and fear”
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2.

cause to be quiet or not talk

  • “Please silence the children in the church!”
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3.

lessen the intensity of or calm

  • “The news eased my conscience”
  • “still the fears”
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4.

Origin

From Middle English stille (“motionless, stationary”), from Old English stille (“still, quiet”), from Proto-West Germanic *stillī, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)telH- (“to be silent; to be still”). Cognate with Scots stil (“still”), Saterland Frisian stil (“motionless, calm, quiet”), West Frisian stil (“quiet, still”), Dutch stil (“quiet, silent, still”), Low German still (“quiet, silent, still”), German still (“still, quiet, tranquil, silent”), Swedish stilla (“quiet, silent, peaceful”), Icelandic stilltur (“set, quiet, calm, still”). Related to stall. (noun: Falkland Islander): Military slang, short for still a Benny, since the military had been instructed not to refer to the islanders by the derogatory term Benny (which see).

Phrases

  • be still my beating heart
  • be still my heart
  • Coffey still
  • column still
  • digital still camera
  • even still
  • hold still
  • Kleinschmidt still
  • pot still
  • sit still
  • solar still
  • stand still

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