Still Definition
stĭl
stilled, stillest, stilling, stills, stiller
adjective
stillest, stiller
Hushed, soft, or low in sound.
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Not moving; stationary; at rest; motionless.
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Without sound; quiet; silent.
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Characterized by little or no commotion or agitation; tranquil; calm; serene.
The still water of the lake.
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Designating or of a single posed photograph or a photograph made from a single frame of a filmed sequence or scene, for use as in publicity.
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noun
stills
Silence; quiet.
In the still of the night.
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A still photograph.
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A still photograph, especially one taken from a scene of a movie and used for promotional purposes.
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A still-life picture.
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An apparatus used for distilling liquids, esp. alcoholic liquors.
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adverb
Without movement; motionlessly.
Stand still.
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At the present time; for the present.
We are still waiting.
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Even; yet.
Cold yesterday, but still colder today.
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At or up to the time indicated, whether past, present, or future.
Does she still work here?
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Nevertheless; even then [he's rich but still he's unhappy]; often used as a conjunctive adverb [he failed; still, he never stopped trying]
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verb
stilled, stilling, stills
To make motionless or unagitated.
The afternoon heat stilled the breeze.
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To make still; quiet.
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To distill.
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To become still.
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To allay or calm.
The parents stilled their child's fears of the dark.
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idiom
still and all
- After taking everything into consideration; nevertheless; however:
Still and all, our objective can be achieved.
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still and all
- nevertheless
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