still

1. (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?"
Antonyms: no longer

2. (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"
Synonyms: stock-still

3. (satellite adjective) free from noticeable current; "a still pond"; "still waters run deep"

4. (verb) lessen the intensity of; calm; as of of anxieties and fears
Synonyms: allay, ease, relieve
Related Words: abreact, comfort, console, solace, soothe

5. (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"
Antonyms: moving

6. (adjective) not sparkling; "a still wine"; "still mineral water"
Synonyms: noneffervescent
Antonyms: sparkling

7. (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
Related Words: Coffey still, apparatus, setup

8. (noun) a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes); "he wanted some stills for a magazine ad"
Related Words: exposure, photo, photograph

9. (noun) a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
Synonyms: distillery
Related Words: brewery, industrial plant, plant, wine maker, winery, works

10. (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"
Synonyms: even, yet

11. (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"
Synonyms: placid, quiet, tranquil, unruffled

12. (satellite adjective) marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"
Synonyms: silent, soundless

13. (noun) (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"
Synonyms: hush, stillness
Related Words: quiet, silence

14. (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"
Synonyms: all the same, even so, however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, withal, yet

15. (verb) cause to be quiet or not talk; "This threat ought to shut them up!"
Synonyms: hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence
Related Words: calm down, conquer, curb, damp, dampen, deaden, gag, inhibit, lull, muffle, mute, muzzle, shout down, shush, stamp down, subdue, suppress, tone down

16. (satellite adjective) not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest"
Synonyms: at rest, inactive, motionless, static

17. (verb) make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
Synonyms: calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, tranquilize, tranquillize
Related Words: appease, assuage, assure, comfort, compose, conciliate, console, gentle, gruntle, lenify, lull, mollify, pacify, placate, reassure, solace, soothe



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