still

The definition of still is someone or something that is quiet, calm or not moving.

(adjective)

An example of still is a person sleeping quietly and not moving.

Still is defined as without movement or up until an indicated time.

(adverb)

  1. An example of still used as an adverb is the phrase stand still which means to stand without moving around.
  2. An example of still is something that was happening and continues to happen, it's still happening.

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See still in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. without sound; quiet; silent
  2. hushed, soft, or low in sound
  3. not moving; stationary; at rest; motionless: following stand, sit, lie, etc., sometimes regarded as an adverb
  4. characterized by little or no commotion or agitation; tranquil; calm; serene: the still water of the lake
  5. not effervescent or bubbling: said of wine
  6. Film 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

Origin: ME < OE stille, akin to Ger still < IE *stelnu- < base *stel-, to place, set up, standing, immobile > stalk, stall, L locus, place, Gr stēlē, a post

noun

  1. silence; quiet: in the still of the night
  2. Film a still photograph

adverb

  1. at or up to the time indicated, whether past, present, or future
  2. even; yet: used as an intensifier with a comparative form, etc.: cold yesterday, but still colder today
  3. nevertheless; even then [rich but still unhappy]; often used as a conjunctive adverb [he failed; still, he never stopped trying]
  4. Archaic ever; constantly

transitive verb

to make still; quiet; specif.,
  1. to make silent
  2. to make motionless
  3. to calm; relieve

intransitive verb

to become still

Related Forms:

noun

  1. an apparatus used for distilling liquids, esp. alcoholic liquors
  2. distillery

Origin: < obs. still, to distill < L stillare, to drop, drip, trickle < stilla, a drop < *stir(a)la, dim. of stiria, a drop: see stone

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to distill
  2. Dialectal to distill (alcoholic liquor) illegally

See still in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective still·er, still·est
  1. Free of sound.
  2. Low in sound; hushed or subdued.
  3. Not moving or in motion.
  4. Free from disturbance, agitation, or commotion.
  5. Free from a noticeable current: a still pond; still waters.
  6. Not carbonated; lacking effervescence: a still wine.
  7. Of or relating to a single or static photograph as opposed to a movie.
noun
  1. Silence; quiet: the still of the night.
  2. A still photograph, especially one taken from a scene of a movie and used for promotional purposes.
  3. A still-life picture.
adverb
  1. Without movement; motionlessly: stand still.
  2. a. At the present time; for the present: We are still waiting.
    b. Up to or at a specified time; yet: still had not made up her mind.
    c. At a future time; eventually: may still see the error of his ways.
  3. In increasing amount or degree; even: and still further complaints.
  4. In addition; besides: had still another helping.
  5. All the same; nevertheless.
verb stilled, still·ing, stills
verb, transitive
  1. To make still or tranquil.
  2. To make quiet; silence.
  3. To make motionless.
  4. To allay; calm: The parents stilled their child's fears of the dark.
verb, intransitive
To become still.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English stille; see stel- in Indo-European roots

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noun
  1. An apparatus for distilling liquids, such as alcohols, consisting of a vessel in which the substance is vaporized by heat and a cooling device in which the vapor is condensed.
  2. A distillery.

Origin:

Origin: From Middle English stillen, to distill

Origin: , from distillen; see distill

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