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Not moving; calm.
- Sit there and stay still!
- Still waters run deep.
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Not effervescing; not sparkling.
- still water; still wines
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Uttering no sound; silent.
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Having the same stated quality continuously from a past time
- 5
Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.
- 6
Constant; continual.
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Dormant.
- a still spore
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Without motion.
- They stood still until the guard was out of sight.
- 2
Up to a time, as in the preceding time.
- Is it still raining? It was still raining five minutes ago.
- We’ve seen most of the sights, but we are still visiting the museum.
- I’m still not wise enough to answer that.
- 3
To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs.
- Tom is tall; Dick is taller; Harry is still taller / Harry is taller still.
- 4
Nevertheless.
- I’m not hungry, but I’ll still manage to find room for dessert.
- Yeah, but still...
- She'd been here many times before, it was true. Still, she held out some hope.
- 5
Always; invariably; constantly; continuously.
- 6
Even, yet.
- Some dogs howl; more yelp; still more bark.
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Alternative spelling of styll.
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A period of calm or silence.
- the still of the night
- 2
A photograph, as opposed to movie footage. A single frame from a film.
- 3
A single frame from a film.
- 4
A resident of the Falkland Islands.
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A device for distilling liquids.
- 2
A large water boiler used to make tea and coffee.
- 3
The area in a restaurant used to make tea and coffee, separate from the main kitchen.
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A building where liquors are distilled; a distillery.
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To calm down, to quiet.
- to still the raging sea
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To trickle, drip.
- 2
To cause to fall by drops.
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To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill.