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(adverb) with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation; "it's still warm outside"; "will you still love me when we're old and grey?" |
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Antonyms: no longer |
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(adverb) without moving or making a sound; "he sat still as a statue"; "time stood still"; "they waited stock-still outside the door"; "he couldn't hold still any longer" |
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Synonyms: stock-still |
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(satellite adjective) free from noticeable current; "a still pond"; "still waters run deep" |
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(verb) lessen the intensity of; calm; as of of anxieties and fears |
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Synonyms: allay, ease, relieve |
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Related Words: abreact, comfort, console, solace, soothe |
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(adjective) 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's still life of apples" |
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Antonyms: moving |
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(adjective) not sparkling; "a still wine"; "still mineral water" |
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Synonyms: noneffervescent |
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Antonyms: sparkling |
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(noun) 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 |
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Related Words: Coffey still, apparatus, setup |
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(noun) a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes); "he wanted some stills for a magazine ad" |
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Related Words: exposure, photo, photograph |
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(noun) a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation |
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Synonyms: distillery |
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Related Words: brewery, industrial plant, plant, wine maker, winery, works |
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(adverb) 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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Synonyms: even, yet |
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(satellite adjective) free from disturbance; "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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Synonyms: placid, quiet, tranquil, unruffled |
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(satellite adjective) marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still" |
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Synonyms: silent, soundless |
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(noun) (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night" |
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Synonyms: hush, stillness |
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Related Words: quiet, silence |
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(adverb) despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however 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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Synonyms: all the same, even so, however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, withal, yet |
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(verb) cause to be quiet or not talk; "This threat ought to shut them up!" |
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Synonyms: hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence |
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Related Words: calm down, conquer, curb, damp, dampen, deaden, gag, inhibit, lull, muffle, mute, muzzle, shout down, shush, stamp down, subdue, suppress, tone down |
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(satellite adjective) not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest" |
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Synonyms: at rest, inactive, motionless, static |
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(verb) make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" |
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Synonyms: calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, tranquilize, tranquillize |
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Related Words: appease, assuage, assure, comfort, compose, conciliate, console, gentle, gruntle, lenify, lull, mollify, pacify, placate, reassure, solace, soothe |
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