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adjective stɪlstɪl 1Not moving or making a sound. the still body of the young man the sheriff commanded him to stand still and drop the gun she sat very still, her eyes closed he lay still, unable to move Example sentencesExamples - When she touched his still body, he opened his eyes.
- He looks as if he would be more at home in the still places of academe than in the hurly-burly of political life.
- No one moved, except the town Sheriff who moved towards the still body and checked the pulse.
Synonyms motionless, unmoving, without moving, without moving a muscle, stock-still, immobile, like a statue, as if turned to stone, as if rooted to the spot, unstirring, stationary at rest, at a standstill inert, lifeless - 1.1 (of air, water, or the weather) undisturbed by wind, sound, or current; calm and tranquil.
her voice carried on the still air Example sentencesExamples - Well, there is another fish that inhabit many of the still waters which are open for fishing.
- Take control of your life, preferably in a beautiful place and beside still waters.
- The water is perfectly still, with no current, no wind and hardly a ripple for waves.
- The suprabatham from the temple loud speaker floated in the still air of the morning.
- The atmosphere was very still and tense as parents waited to learn what had happened to their children.
- The odd swan and some of the resident ducks can be seen coming into land on the still waters as well.
- I will look at trotting fast flowing waters before moving into still water tactics.
- The tip of the oar sliced down through the surface of the still water like a knife through smoke.
- Are you panting from exertion all the time during a dive in still water, instead of feeling relaxed?
- Mists condensed in the still air and blurred the vigorous shapes and almost made soft rain.
- On a still evening when the light is thick and gold, take a basket to the delis in Five Ways in Paddington.
- Choose a still day and keep the nose of the watering can well down to avoid poisoning plants in your borders.
- One big advantage of fishing above the dam is that it is still water and offers the opportunity to fish with a float.
- Sitting by the window and looking outwards, I noticed how very still it was yesterday.
- Large trout are temptingly visible in the clear still waters of mountain lakes.
- On both rivers and still waters, fish will eat this fly and the tying for this pattern is very simple.
- In my book these are the finest still waters I have had the privilege to fish in the British Isles.
- Safe to say it felt rather more exciting than my experiences on British still water lakes.
- He drew deeply on his hookah, wheezing and coughing, making it burble and bubble in the still air.
- In the event, they were right, and the air was perfectly still, so it was stiflingly hot.
Synonyms quiet, silent, hushed, soundless, noiseless, undisturbed, sound-free calm, tranquil, peaceful, serene, windless, wind-free, halcyon flat, even, smooth, placid, pacific, waveless, glassy, like a millpond, unruffled stagnant, standing literary stilly - 1.2British (of a drink) not effervescent.
Example sentencesExamples - I thought he was cured; on Friday night we all managed a bottle of still water each at dinner.
- Visible bubbles in a supposedly still wine are frequently viewed as a fault.
- The best drinks for children are milk, which contains calcium, and still water.
- Put us down for three cases of the sparkling mineral water, and two of the still.
- If you are sick, be sure to replace lost fluids with frequent small sips of cold, still water
- Just remember to pour only the tiniest amount in each glass - and have plenty of still water on the side.
noun stɪlstɪl 1mass noun Deep silence and calm; stillness. Example sentencesExamples - He and friends were fly-fishing for carp in the Mzimvubu River when the still of the day was suddenly overwhelmed by raucous alarm calls of a clearly frightened flock of hadedas, in his words, "shouting and screaming" as they took off.
Synonyms quietness, quiet, quietude, silence, stillness, hush, soundlessness, noiselessness calmness, calm, tranquillity, peace, peacefulness, peace and quiet, serenity 2An ordinary static photograph as opposed to a motion picture, especially a single shot from a cinema film. as modifier stills photography Example sentencesExamples - At the same time, the pictures resemble film stills.
- Looking like film noir stills, these photographs were nighttime shots of the actual sites where the fateful encounters between police and civilians occurred.
- What we do get is a photo gallery of about 14 stills from the film and the theatrical trailer, presented in anamorphic widescreen.
- Film stills of the six stereotyped characters were handed out to engage students with three discussion questions: Who/what do these images portray?
- Collected photographs, stills, archival film footage, and interview segments all look fine, though some sport more of a worn look than others.
- The stills from this film could compete in any photography exhibit.
- You also get a photo gallery featuring production stills and international poster art.
- There is a wonderful slide show presentation of stills from the film that give us more detail about the life and lifestyle of pool surfers.
- After 1959, he devoted himself to film, and his later photographic pieces are often printed directly from film strips or stills with text written by hand.
- They often don't illustrate what the film is about the way that narrative film stills do.
- These are interspersed with stills from the film and some mildly interesting behind-the-scenes clips.
- He is a young Berlin-based artist who forages among film stills and documentary photographs, making paintings and charcoal drawings after the images he finds.
- These 1970s photographs were staged for the camera and distributed as stills from nonexistent motion pictures.
- He flips the brochure round and shows me a horrific black-and-white still of a starving child.
- Equally interesting are the galleries of storyboards, production designs, and publicity stills from the film.
- He took the great director's advice and touted his portfolio - stuffed with stills of the film stars he'd worked with - around the offices of Italy's picture editors.
- They're the only production stills of the film that exist.
- Also included is a photo gallery of behind the scenes pictures and stills from the film.
- Each gallery features photos from the production of the film, as well as stills and publicity shots from the series and the movie.
- His manuscript included declassified satellite imagery and maps as well as eyewitness statements, personal photographs, stills from a documentary film, and other items.
adverb stɪlstɪl 1Up to and including the present or the time mentioned; even now (or then) as formerly. he still lives with his mother Example sentencesExamples - Just think to yourself that you've had a tough life, but you're still standing.
- At this point, we are just hoping that our home will still be standing when we eventually return.
- Research into questions of this type is still of major importance in combinatorial group theory.
- He has insisted he has done nothing wrong and says the science behind his study still stands.
- The huge turbines were still standing, but everything around them was rubble.
- It is hundreds of years old, one of the oldest statues still standing there.
- When it comes to bathrooms, the old philosophy of less is more still stands.
- My grandmother was still standing near her chair with a concentrated look on her face.
- The sculpture was repaired and still stands today, but the country itself is taking longer to patch up.
- Some younger trees were still standing, but leaves and small branches had been stripped off.
- The beige leather furniture is still in place, standing on the blond-wood floor.
- There was a bomb at the Capitol, we were told, yet it still stood, glinting under glorious skies.
- If a dead tree is still standing, we leave it, as we do with woody debris on the forest floor.
- The Committee members unanimously agreed that they were still of the same mind.
- We made our decision on this issue more than a year ago, and our position still stands.
- By the way, what I said in my previous entry about my independence still stands.
- The distinction between real and personal property is an ancient one and is still of importance today.
- The quote and source may be a little muddled, but the sentiment still stands.
- The mansions still stand, but the mines have closed and the town has declined.
- The great church of St Bavo still stands in Haarlem today and to pause in its nave is an awesome experience.
Synonyms up to this time, up to the present time, until now, even now, yet - 1.1 Referring to something that will or may happen in the future.
Example sentencesExamples - South Africa are on only two points, but they have a game in hand and can still win the series.
- Their boss had claimed beforehand that Liverpool can still win the title.
- Standard Life is still capable of winning the war but in the early conflict it has lost a skirmish.
- He felt compelled to show that China might still have a future as great as her past.
- There was still a chance to win the game as there were two more potential matches remaining.
- Indeed, it could be said that Africa is a cause still to be won and that takers are hardly thin on the ground.
- Sheffield has a more integrated centre but is really still a dream waiting to happen.
- This is a guide to what has been done so far, as well as what may still change in the future.
- His being first up is key, but they can afford to lose that and still go on to win the tournament.
- Norwich came as close as that to a draw, but alas, they are still to win a Premiership game this season.
2Nevertheless; all the same. I'm afraid he's crazy. Still, he's harmless Example sentencesExamples - It was said that he used to cover his eyes when he putted but still he won his share of tournaments.
- There's a bit of a sour taste in the mouth, but we've still won the war, like we always said we would.
- But still, having won on a ticket of change, it is clear that change there will have to be.
- The old boy may be on his last legs as a possible champion but he still knows how to make the opposition sweat.
- Although we'll take a lot of confidence out of the win, we still have to be realistic and not get too carried away.
- How could he be stripped of the points for winning but still be recorded as the race winner?
- Participants who were not lucky enough to win a prize still walked away with a free hair treatment goodie bag.
- North Yorkshire got off lightly in comparison, but there were still scenes of devastation.
Synonyms nevertheless, however, in spite of that, despite that, notwithstanding, for all that, all the same, even so, be that as it may, having said that, nonetheless, but informal still and all archaic withal, natheless, howbeit 3Even (used with comparatives for emphasis) write, or better still, type, captions for the pictures Hank, already sweltering, began to sweat still more profusely Example sentencesExamples - Emphasis on the omnipotence of God is still more pronounced in the writings of William of Ockham.
- But the growth is still much less than last year with prices beginning to level out.
- While much has been accomplished, there is still more work to be done as we rebuild from the nation's worst natural disaster.
- Worse still, victims of repeated high winds may begin to find it difficult to get any cover at all.
verb stɪlstɪl Make or become still; quieten. with object she raised her hand, stilling Erica's protests no object the din in the hall stilled Example sentencesExamples - The clink of glasses is stilled for once over at Uborka to be replaced by the sound of slapped backs and plaudits being handed round.
- Calming my features and stilling my anger I approached him.
- After all don't forget all of our positions as well are being stilled because of the restructure.
- Rumour mills may not be stilled unless they are quickly provided.
- Ethics, therefore, as the philosophy of the ultimate purpose of the world can only proclaim the aimlessness of the cosmic process and seek to put an end to it by stilling the will.
- Michael gritted his teeth, stilling his retort as he watched them walked away.
- His mind cannot be stilled and new ideas will be born everyday.
- As each of these books illustrates, reading is an addiction that cannot be stilled with a sojourn at the Priory.
- ‘Adagio’ is particularly stilling, with melodic wanderings complemented by moments of harmonic peace and clarity.
- The hub-hub stilled, a few whispered good evenings were said, and the couple eventually got to the bar.
- No one who saw what happened will ever be able to forget, but the formal silence was a powerful way of stilling the world for a moment and remembering.
- Her stomach fluttered - this could kill her, possibly - and she clamped down on it, stilling her nerves until her mind was smooth and unruffled.
- Typically, meditation involves sitting still in a quiet atmosphere, stilling the mind, and focusing on an object of meditation - perhaps a candle, a mantra or simply one's own breath.
- But no, the world was told the next morning that her appearance was a tour de force that somehow stilled all doubts about her candidacy.
- All one's endless longing for life's pleasures are stilled on the shores of the Arabian Sea.
- If we don't use it to fuel our political potential, that potential will be stilled by fear or paralysis.
- In three apocalyptic months, the countryside was transformed and stilled.
- Another reason for stilling the mind is that pulse diagnosis is a subtle intuitive art requiring an empty, open and receptive mental state.
- Ten days of frenzied reporting had not been stilled by increasingly angry Downing Street statements.
- The entrance hall grew still, and the tremendous noise of chatter stilled as they reached the last step.
Synonyms quieten, quiet, silence, hush calm, settle, pacify, soothe, lull, allay, assuage, appease, subdue abate, die down, grow less, lessen, subside, ease up/off, let up, moderate, slacken, weaken, fade away
Phrases informal Nevertheless; even so. Example sentencesExamples - It's true that we in academic pharmacy may not live in the Utopia that characterized Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood but, still and all, the similarities definitely outweigh the differences.
- I mean, that may well be true but still and all, show me the money as it were.
- The point of all of this is that still and all, I keep coming back.
- Yes, I know trick-or treating is more like trick-or-petty rime these days, but still and all the spirit world can be quite virulent this time of the year.
- An old one, sure, and one with sloppy paint, bald tires, and orange rust chewing at the rocker panels, but still and all, a Cadillac in the attic.
- But still and all, we feel that Government should take the NCZ problem more earnestly this time round to ensure that the plant resumes its full production capacity as soon as possible.
- A wonderful, fabulous, magnificent game, to be sure, but, still and all, a game.
- But still and all, it's not that real scientists are in a ‘Give me Darwin or Give Me Death’ mode, as the creationists claim.
- Polls show that Prince Charles is certainly not as popular as his son, but still and all, he will be king first.
- But still and all, it's worth remembering that stakeholder systems have shown promise in the past, not just in theory but in many years of practice.
The voice of one's conscience (with reference to 1 Kings 19:12). Example sentencesExamples - But you think if you ran for office, you'd be just the still small voice in the night, even if you were elected?
- He talks constantly about his conscience but fails to recognise that the still small voice does not speak to him alone.
- That last piece of advice wasn't from me; it's from the still small voice up in the balcony, someone who may never have the strength to lift a thumb again.
- Through the Spanish language we know God and hear God in the still small voice and in the coritos, the little chorus songs that are popular in our worship.
- This ground bass of prayer, coupled with the lively glory and tragedy of living in a modern city, bring together the two aspects of the work of the Spirit-the still small voice and its wind and fire.
- Regrets that come about from not listening to the still small voice that nudges you toward the place where you perhaps would rather not go, yet must go.
- Not only relaxing - it's likely to turn our hearts more readily to our Creator, to get onto the same wavelength as Him, to tune in to that still small voice.
- Then, a still small voice, spoke to Charlie's conscience, saying, ‘as a woman thinketh in her heart, so is she.’
- Be very concerned if you never hear that still small voice inside you saying, ‘This is wrong and you know it.’
- That God gives us that still small voice that tells us right from wrong and expects our own actions because we have free will and we cooperate and do good and create goodness.
proverb A quiet or placid manner may conceal a passionate nature. Example sentencesExamples - He's an example of the saying ‘still waters run deep’.
- They say still waters run deep, which means a quiet guy has lots on his mind.
- ‘The phrase ‘still waters run deep’ characterizes him,’ says the president of Spelman College.
- With this type it is true that still waters run deep.
- No, not exactly - though, they say still waters run deep.
Origin Old English stille (adjective and adverb), stillan (verb), of West Germanic origin, from a base meaning 'be fixed, stand'. In the sense ‘not moving’ still is Old English. The kind of still used to make whisky and other spirits is a different word, from distil (Late Middle English), which itself is based on Latin stilla ‘a drop’. The still small voice for a person's conscience, is biblical in origin. The prophet Elijah hid in a cave but was told to come out and hear the word of God. A great wind come first, then an earthquake, and finally a fire: ‘And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.’ Going back at least to the 15th century is the expression still waters run deep, suggesting that a quiet or placid manner may conceal a passionate or subtle nature. A 1616 version is ‘Where rivers run most stilly, they are the deepest.’
Rhymes bill, Brazil, brill, Camille, chill, cookchill, dill, distil (US distill), downhill, drill, Edgehill, Estoril, fill, freewill, frill, fulfil (US fulfill), Gill, goodwill, grill, grille, hill, ill, instil, kill, krill, mil, mill, nil, Phil, pill, quadrille, quill, rill, Seville, shill, shrill, sill, skill, spadille, spill, squill, stock-still, swill, thill, thrill, till, trill, twill, until, uphill, will noun stɪlstɪl An apparatus for distilling alcoholic drinks such as whisky. Example sentencesExamples - The Ukrainian solution - homemade stills - is all but discarded among Americans.
- The mixture then goes through a series of vast tuns until it reaches the small oddly-shaped stills, which the family-run distillery retains to ensure consistency of the whisky.
- Its whisky stills are the original copper and brass Victorian ones.
- There is also the stereotyped factoid that the original owners made a ‘canny Scots decision when they purchased second-hand gin stills from a London gin distiller’.
- The fermented solution is moved into large copper stills for the distilling process.
- Cooks used it to make sauces and its wood was the fuel for illicit whisky stills because it gave off no smoke.
- If Islay's signature metal is the burnished copper of whisky stills, it gave place last weekend to the brassy sheen or sandblasted seriousness of the saxophone.
- This was a prohibition area at that time, but whisky was brewed in illicit stills in the Hokonui Hills.
- He gossips about the dipsomania in town whilst tracking down and smashing stills.
- Irish monks also found a different use for the alembic stills that had been used to make perfume in the Middle East since the fourth century.
- There are 130 herbs and spices in the original recipe for chartreuse, preserved in an alcoholic base that the monks brew in copper stills.
- After a few years in cask, brandies made from the same type of wine but from different districts within the Cognac region, distilled in the same stills, being matured in the same casks, take on very different characteristics.
- Diageo had a successful single malt on the Spanish market, so successful in fact, that we are led to believe that the stills at the distillery on Speyside could not keep up with sales.
- And the secret of this glorious, warming taste lies within those gleaming copper stills.
- Irish farmers hid their stills and kept on making moonshine.
- Through the run of ganglions the wash is piped into two huge stills - one for surgical spirit and denatured alcohol and the other for white rum.
- Distillation by this pot still method often required two distillations in separate stills.
- It got the name ‘moonshine’ during Prohibition after the light by which mash men tended their illegal stills.
- This is the view that the Caol Ila workers get as they quietly superintend the six huge stills at the island's most productive distillery (it produces up to 3.5 million litres of pure alcohol per year).
- Historically the shrub's wood has been used as fragrant firewood and in Scotland juniper was the plant of choice for illegal whisky stills as the plant was said to burn with less smoke.
Origin Mid 16th century: from the rare verb still 'extract by distillation', shortening of distil. adjectivestilstɪl 1Not moving or making a sound. the still body of the young man the sheriff commanded him to stand still and drop the gun she sat very still, her eyes closed he lay still, unable to move Example sentencesExamples - When she touched his still body, he opened his eyes.
- No one moved, except the town Sheriff who moved towards the still body and checked the pulse.
- He looks as if he would be more at home in the still places of academe than in the hurly-burly of political life.
Synonyms motionless, unmoving, without moving, without moving a muscle, stock-still, immobile, like a statue, as if turned to stone, as if rooted to the spot, unstirring, stationary - 1.1 (of air or water) undisturbed by wind, sound, or current; calm and tranquil.
her voice carried on the still air Example sentencesExamples - Safe to say it felt rather more exciting than my experiences on British still water lakes.
- The odd swan and some of the resident ducks can be seen coming into land on the still waters as well.
- Choose a still day and keep the nose of the watering can well down to avoid poisoning plants in your borders.
- Sitting by the window and looking outwards, I noticed how very still it was yesterday.
- The tip of the oar sliced down through the surface of the still water like a knife through smoke.
- One big advantage of fishing above the dam is that it is still water and offers the opportunity to fish with a float.
- Large trout are temptingly visible in the clear still waters of mountain lakes.
- Are you panting from exertion all the time during a dive in still water, instead of feeling relaxed?
- The water is perfectly still, with no current, no wind and hardly a ripple for waves.
- He drew deeply on his hookah, wheezing and coughing, making it burble and bubble in the still air.
- Take control of your life, preferably in a beautiful place and beside still waters.
- Mists condensed in the still air and blurred the vigorous shapes and almost made soft rain.
- In the event, they were right, and the air was perfectly still, so it was stiflingly hot.
- The suprabatham from the temple loud speaker floated in the still air of the morning.
- Well, there is another fish that inhabit many of the still waters which are open for fishing.
- On both rivers and still waters, fish will eat this fly and the tying for this pattern is very simple.
- I will look at trotting fast flowing waters before moving into still water tactics.
- The atmosphere was very still and tense as parents waited to learn what had happened to their children.
- In my book these are the finest still waters I have had the privilege to fish in the British Isles.
- On a still evening when the light is thick and gold, take a basket to the delis in Five Ways in Paddington.
Synonyms quiet, silent, hushed, soundless, noiseless, undisturbed, sound-free - 1.2British (of a drink) not effervescent.
Compare with sparkling (sense 2) Example sentencesExamples - Visible bubbles in a supposedly still wine are frequently viewed as a fault.
- The best drinks for children are milk, which contains calcium, and still water.
- Put us down for three cases of the sparkling mineral water, and two of the still.
- Just remember to pour only the tiniest amount in each glass - and have plenty of still water on the side.
- If you are sick, be sure to replace lost fluids with frequent small sips of cold, still water
- I thought he was cured; on Friday night we all managed a bottle of still water each at dinner.
nounstilstɪl 1Deep silence and calm; stillness. Example sentencesExamples - He and friends were fly-fishing for carp in the Mzimvubu River when the still of the day was suddenly overwhelmed by raucous alarm calls of a clearly frightened flock of hadedas, in his words, "shouting and screaming" as they took off.
Synonyms quietness, quiet, quietude, silence, stillness, hush, soundlessness, noiselessness 2An ordinary static photograph as opposed to a motion picture, especially a single shot from a movie. Example sentencesExamples - At the same time, the pictures resemble film stills.
- They're the only production stills of the film that exist.
- He took the great director's advice and touted his portfolio - stuffed with stills of the film stars he'd worked with - around the offices of Italy's picture editors.
- Each gallery features photos from the production of the film, as well as stills and publicity shots from the series and the movie.
- Equally interesting are the galleries of storyboards, production designs, and publicity stills from the film.
- They often don't illustrate what the film is about the way that narrative film stills do.
- You also get a photo gallery featuring production stills and international poster art.
- His manuscript included declassified satellite imagery and maps as well as eyewitness statements, personal photographs, stills from a documentary film, and other items.
- What we do get is a photo gallery of about 14 stills from the film and the theatrical trailer, presented in anamorphic widescreen.
- Film stills of the six stereotyped characters were handed out to engage students with three discussion questions: Who/what do these images portray?
- There is a wonderful slide show presentation of stills from the film that give us more detail about the life and lifestyle of pool surfers.
- He flips the brochure round and shows me a horrific black-and-white still of a starving child.
- These 1970s photographs were staged for the camera and distributed as stills from nonexistent motion pictures.
- After 1959, he devoted himself to film, and his later photographic pieces are often printed directly from film strips or stills with text written by hand.
- Collected photographs, stills, archival film footage, and interview segments all look fine, though some sport more of a worn look than others.
- These are interspersed with stills from the film and some mildly interesting behind-the-scenes clips.
- Looking like film noir stills, these photographs were nighttime shots of the actual sites where the fateful encounters between police and civilians occurred.
- Also included is a photo gallery of behind the scenes pictures and stills from the film.
- The stills from this film could compete in any photography exhibit.
- He is a young Berlin-based artist who forages among film stills and documentary photographs, making paintings and charcoal drawings after the images he finds.
adverbstilstɪl 1Up to and including the present or the time mentioned; even now (or then) as formerly. he still lives with his mother Example sentencesExamples - Research into questions of this type is still of major importance in combinatorial group theory.
- At this point, we are just hoping that our home will still be standing when we eventually return.
- The sculpture was repaired and still stands today, but the country itself is taking longer to patch up.
- The distinction between real and personal property is an ancient one and is still of importance today.
- By the way, what I said in my previous entry about my independence still stands.
- If a dead tree is still standing, we leave it, as we do with woody debris on the forest floor.
- When it comes to bathrooms, the old philosophy of less is more still stands.
- The mansions still stand, but the mines have closed and the town has declined.
- The beige leather furniture is still in place, standing on the blond-wood floor.
- There was a bomb at the Capitol, we were told, yet it still stood, glinting under glorious skies.
- We made our decision on this issue more than a year ago, and our position still stands.
- The great church of St Bavo still stands in Haarlem today and to pause in its nave is an awesome experience.
- The Committee members unanimously agreed that they were still of the same mind.
- He has insisted he has done nothing wrong and says the science behind his study still stands.
- Some younger trees were still standing, but leaves and small branches had been stripped off.
- My grandmother was still standing near her chair with a concentrated look on her face.
- Just think to yourself that you've had a tough life, but you're still standing.
- It is hundreds of years old, one of the oldest statues still standing there.
- The quote and source may be a little muddled, but the sentiment still stands.
- The huge turbines were still standing, but everything around them was rubble.
Synonyms up to this time, up to the present time, until now, even now, yet - 1.1 Referring to something that will or may happen in the future.
Example sentencesExamples - Standard Life is still capable of winning the war but in the early conflict it has lost a skirmish.
- Their boss had claimed beforehand that Liverpool can still win the title.
- Norwich came as close as that to a draw, but alas, they are still to win a Premiership game this season.
- His being first up is key, but they can afford to lose that and still go on to win the tournament.
- He felt compelled to show that China might still have a future as great as her past.
- South Africa are on only two points, but they have a game in hand and can still win the series.
- Sheffield has a more integrated centre but is really still a dream waiting to happen.
- There was still a chance to win the game as there were two more potential matches remaining.
- This is a guide to what has been done so far, as well as what may still change in the future.
- Indeed, it could be said that Africa is a cause still to be won and that takers are hardly thin on the ground.
2Nevertheless; all the same. I'm afraid he's crazy. Still, he's harmless Example sentencesExamples - How could he be stripped of the points for winning but still be recorded as the race winner?
- North Yorkshire got off lightly in comparison, but there were still scenes of devastation.
- The old boy may be on his last legs as a possible champion but he still knows how to make the opposition sweat.
- It was said that he used to cover his eyes when he putted but still he won his share of tournaments.
- But still, having won on a ticket of change, it is clear that change there will have to be.
- Although we'll take a lot of confidence out of the win, we still have to be realistic and not get too carried away.
- Participants who were not lucky enough to win a prize still walked away with a free hair treatment goodie bag.
- There's a bit of a sour taste in the mouth, but we've still won the war, like we always said we would.
Synonyms nevertheless, however, in spite of that, despite that, notwithstanding, for all that, all the same, even so, be that as it may, having said that, nonetheless, but 3Even (used with comparatives for emphasis) write, or better still, type, captions for the pictures Hank, already sweltering, began to sweat still more profusely Example sentencesExamples - Emphasis on the omnipotence of God is still more pronounced in the writings of William of Ockham.
- While much has been accomplished, there is still more work to be done as we rebuild from the nation's worst natural disaster.
- Worse still, victims of repeated high winds may begin to find it difficult to get any cover at all.
- But the growth is still much less than last year with prices beginning to level out.
verbstilstɪl Make or become still; quieten. with object she raised her hand, stilling Erica's protests no object the din in the hall stilled Example sentencesExamples - Another reason for stilling the mind is that pulse diagnosis is a subtle intuitive art requiring an empty, open and receptive mental state.
- The clink of glasses is stilled for once over at Uborka to be replaced by the sound of slapped backs and plaudits being handed round.
- But no, the world was told the next morning that her appearance was a tour de force that somehow stilled all doubts about her candidacy.
- ‘Adagio’ is particularly stilling, with melodic wanderings complemented by moments of harmonic peace and clarity.
- Calming my features and stilling my anger I approached him.
- Ethics, therefore, as the philosophy of the ultimate purpose of the world can only proclaim the aimlessness of the cosmic process and seek to put an end to it by stilling the will.
- Ten days of frenzied reporting had not been stilled by increasingly angry Downing Street statements.
- Rumour mills may not be stilled unless they are quickly provided.
- The entrance hall grew still, and the tremendous noise of chatter stilled as they reached the last step.
- No one who saw what happened will ever be able to forget, but the formal silence was a powerful way of stilling the world for a moment and remembering.
- His mind cannot be stilled and new ideas will be born everyday.
- As each of these books illustrates, reading is an addiction that cannot be stilled with a sojourn at the Priory.
- Her stomach fluttered - this could kill her, possibly - and she clamped down on it, stilling her nerves until her mind was smooth and unruffled.
- The hub-hub stilled, a few whispered good evenings were said, and the couple eventually got to the bar.
- Michael gritted his teeth, stilling his retort as he watched them walked away.
- If we don't use it to fuel our political potential, that potential will be stilled by fear or paralysis.
- All one's endless longing for life's pleasures are stilled on the shores of the Arabian Sea.
- In three apocalyptic months, the countryside was transformed and stilled.
- After all don't forget all of our positions as well are being stilled because of the restructure.
- Typically, meditation involves sitting still in a quiet atmosphere, stilling the mind, and focusing on an object of meditation - perhaps a candle, a mantra or simply one's own breath.
Synonyms quieten, quiet, silence, hush abate, die down, grow less, lessen, subside, ease off, ease up, let up, moderate, slacken, weaken, fade away
Phrases informal Nevertheless; even so. Example sentencesExamples - Yes, I know trick-or treating is more like trick-or-petty rime these days, but still and all the spirit world can be quite virulent this time of the year.
- An old one, sure, and one with sloppy paint, bald tires, and orange rust chewing at the rocker panels, but still and all, a Cadillac in the attic.
- But still and all, we feel that Government should take the NCZ problem more earnestly this time round to ensure that the plant resumes its full production capacity as soon as possible.
- The point of all of this is that still and all, I keep coming back.
- I mean, that may well be true but still and all, show me the money as it were.
- Polls show that Prince Charles is certainly not as popular as his son, but still and all, he will be king first.
- But still and all, it's worth remembering that stakeholder systems have shown promise in the past, not just in theory but in many years of practice.
- It's true that we in academic pharmacy may not live in the Utopia that characterized Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood but, still and all, the similarities definitely outweigh the differences.
- But still and all, it's not that real scientists are in a ‘Give me Darwin or Give Me Death’ mode, as the creationists claim.
- A wonderful, fabulous, magnificent game, to be sure, but, still and all, a game.
The voice of one's conscience (with reference to 1 Kings 19:12). Example sentencesExamples - Through the Spanish language we know God and hear God in the still small voice and in the coritos, the little chorus songs that are popular in our worship.
- But you think if you ran for office, you'd be just the still small voice in the night, even if you were elected?
- This ground bass of prayer, coupled with the lively glory and tragedy of living in a modern city, bring together the two aspects of the work of the Spirit-the still small voice and its wind and fire.
- Regrets that come about from not listening to the still small voice that nudges you toward the place where you perhaps would rather not go, yet must go.
- Not only relaxing - it's likely to turn our hearts more readily to our Creator, to get onto the same wavelength as Him, to tune in to that still small voice.
- He talks constantly about his conscience but fails to recognise that the still small voice does not speak to him alone.
- Then, a still small voice, spoke to Charlie's conscience, saying, ‘as a woman thinketh in her heart, so is she.’
- Be very concerned if you never hear that still small voice inside you saying, ‘This is wrong and you know it.’
- That last piece of advice wasn't from me; it's from the still small voice up in the balcony, someone who may never have the strength to lift a thumb again.
- That God gives us that still small voice that tells us right from wrong and expects our own actions because we have free will and we cooperate and do good and create goodness.
proverb A quiet or placid manner may conceal a more passionate nature. Example sentencesExamples - With this type it is true that still waters run deep.
- He's an example of the saying ‘still waters run deep’.
- They say still waters run deep, which means a quiet guy has lots on his mind.
- No, not exactly - though, they say still waters run deep.
- ‘The phrase ‘still waters run deep’ characterizes him,’ says the president of Spelman College.
Origin Old English stille (adjective and adverb), stillan (verb), of West Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘be fixed, stand’. nounstilstɪl An apparatus for distilling alcoholic drinks such as whiskey. Example sentencesExamples - Irish monks also found a different use for the alembic stills that had been used to make perfume in the Middle East since the fourth century.
- And the secret of this glorious, warming taste lies within those gleaming copper stills.
- This was a prohibition area at that time, but whisky was brewed in illicit stills in the Hokonui Hills.
- Diageo had a successful single malt on the Spanish market, so successful in fact, that we are led to believe that the stills at the distillery on Speyside could not keep up with sales.
- After a few years in cask, brandies made from the same type of wine but from different districts within the Cognac region, distilled in the same stills, being matured in the same casks, take on very different characteristics.
- Through the run of ganglions the wash is piped into two huge stills - one for surgical spirit and denatured alcohol and the other for white rum.
- He gossips about the dipsomania in town whilst tracking down and smashing stills.
- Historically the shrub's wood has been used as fragrant firewood and in Scotland juniper was the plant of choice for illegal whisky stills as the plant was said to burn with less smoke.
- It got the name ‘moonshine’ during Prohibition after the light by which mash men tended their illegal stills.
- There is also the stereotyped factoid that the original owners made a ‘canny Scots decision when they purchased second-hand gin stills from a London gin distiller’.
- There are 130 herbs and spices in the original recipe for chartreuse, preserved in an alcoholic base that the monks brew in copper stills.
- Distillation by this pot still method often required two distillations in separate stills.
- The fermented solution is moved into large copper stills for the distilling process.
- Irish farmers hid their stills and kept on making moonshine.
- Its whisky stills are the original copper and brass Victorian ones.
- The Ukrainian solution - homemade stills - is all but discarded among Americans.
- The mixture then goes through a series of vast tuns until it reaches the small oddly-shaped stills, which the family-run distillery retains to ensure consistency of the whisky.
- Cooks used it to make sauces and its wood was the fuel for illicit whisky stills because it gave off no smoke.
- If Islay's signature metal is the burnished copper of whisky stills, it gave place last weekend to the brassy sheen or sandblasted seriousness of the saxophone.
- This is the view that the Caol Ila workers get as they quietly superintend the six huge stills at the island's most productive distillery (it produces up to 3.5 million litres of pure alcohol per year).
Origin Mid 16th century: from the rare verb still ‘extract by distillation’, shortening of distill. |