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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024still1 /stɪl/USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, n., adv., conj., v.
adj. - remaining in place or at rest;
stationary:[be + ~]He stayed perfectly still. - free from sound or noise;
quiet:The empty house was still. - subdued or low in sound;
hushed:the still, small voice of conscience.
- calm;
peaceful:a still summer afternoon. - free from noise or agitation:the still air in the meadow.
- not flowing, as water:The water was still, and not a breath of wind stirred the surface.
- Photographybeing or used for making single photographs, as opposed to a motion picture:a series of still photographs.
n. - calmness or silence:[uncountable]in the still of the night.
- Photography a single photographic print, as one of the frames of a motion-picture film:[countable]The lawyer displayed several stills that had been taken from the tape and enlarged.
adv. - at this or that time;
as previously:Are you still here? - up to this or that time;
as yet:We are still waiting for your answer. - in the future as in the past:Someone will still raise objections; they always do.
- (used with comparative adjectives for emphasis) in addition;
yet;
even (greater):He was after still greater riches. - even then;
yet;
nevertheless:He is rich and he still desires more. - without sound or movement;
quietly:Sit still!
conj. - and yet;
but yet;
nevertheless:It was futile; still they fought.
v. - to (cause to) become quiet, less active, or hushed: [no object]The wind stilled at sunset.[~ + object]to still the children's cries.
- to make calm, reduce, or lessen (fears, doubts, etc.):[~ + object]to still one's fears.
Idioms- Idioms still and all, nonetheless.
still•ness, n. [uncountable]the stillness of the night. Compare still, already, yet, and ever, all of which can refer to events at or near the present time. still is used to refer to an action that is continuing from the past and is going on in the present; it suggests that the speaker is surprised that the action or event is going on:We are still waiting for our visas to come from the embassy(and we are surprised that we have not yet received them). still appears between the subject and verb or after an auxiliary verb and before the main verb. A speaker uses already when he or she suggests that the event has happened sooner than expected:When will you get your visas? —Oh, didn't you know, we have already received them; they came yesterday.This word is often used in the present perfect tense. yet is often used with a negative word or in questions, and appears when the speaker suggests that the event is expected to happen or occur:Have you received your visas from the embassy yet? We haven't received our visas yet.ever is used in questions and in the present perfect tense with the meaning "at any time in the past''; it does not suggest that the speaker is expecting anything and is more neutral and open than the others:Have you ever traveled to Egypt? still2 /stɪl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Chemistry, Winean apparatus or device for making alcoholic drink.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024still1 (stil),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, n., adv., conj., v. adj. - remaining in place or at rest;
motionless;
stationary:to stand still. - free from sound or noise, as a place or persons;
silent:to keep still about a matter. - subdued or low in sound;
hushed:a still, small voice. - free from turbulence or commotion;
peaceful;
tranquil;
calm:the still air. - without waves or perceptible current;
not flowing, as water. - not effervescent or sparkling, as wine.
- Photographynoting, pertaining to, or used for making single photographs, as opposed to a motion picture.
n. - stillness or silence:the still of the night.
- Photographya single photographic print, as one of the frames of a motion-picture film.
adv. - at this or that time;
as previously:Are you still here? - up to this or that time;
as yet:A day before departure we were still lacking an itinerary. - in the future as in the past:Objections will still be made.
- even;
in addition;
yet (used to emphasize a comparative):still more complaints; still greater riches. - even then;
yet;
nevertheless:to be rich and still crave more. - without sound or movement;
quietly:Sit still! - at or to a greater distance or degree.
- Slang Terms[Archaic.]steadily;
constantly;
always.
conj. - and yet;
but yet;
nevertheless:It was futile, still they fought. - still and all, nonetheless;
even with everything considered:Even though you dislike us, still and all you should be polite.
v.t. - to silence or hush (sounds, voices, etc.).
- to calm, appease, or allay:to still a craving.
- to quiet, subdue, or cause to subside (waves, winds, commotion, tumult, passion, pain, etc.).
v.i. - to become still or quiet.
- bef. 900; (adjective, adjectival and adverb, adverbial) Middle English still(e), Old English stille; (noun, nominal) Middle English: a calm, derivative of the adjective, adjectival; (verb, verbal) Middle English styllen, Old English stillan; (conj.) derivative of the adverb, adverbial; akin to German still (adjective, adjectival), stille (adverb, adverbial), stillen (verb, verbal), Dutch stil (adjective, adjectival and adverb, adverbial), stillen (verb, verbal); see stall1
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unmoving, inert, quiescent.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged soundless, mute. Still, quiet, hushed, noiseless, silent indicate the absence of noise and of excitement or activity accompanied by sound. Still indicates the absence of sound or movement:The house was still.Quiet implies relative freedom from noise, activity, or excitement:a quiet engine; a quiet vacation.Hushed implies the suppression of sound or noise:a hushed whisper.Noiseless and silent characterize that which does not reveal its presence or movement by any sound:a noiseless footstep; silent dissent.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pacific, placid, serene.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged quiet, hush, calm.
- 18.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See but 1.
- 20.See corresponding entry in Unabridged quiet, mute, stifle, muffle, smother.
- 21.See corresponding entry in Unabridged soothe, pacify.
still2 (stil),USA pronunciation n. - Chemistry, Winea distilling apparatus, consisting of a vessel in which a liquid is heated and vaporized and a cooling device or coil for condensing the vapor.
- Winea distillery.
v.t., v.i. - Chemistry, Wineto distill.
- 1250–1300; (verb, verbal) Middle English stillen, aphetic variant of distillen to distill; (noun, nominal) derivative of the verb, verbal
- Biographical Andrew Taylor, 1828–1917, U.S. founder of osteopathy.
- Biographical William Grant, 1895–1978, U.S. composer.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: still /stɪl/ adj - (usually predicative) motionless; stationary
- undisturbed or tranquil; silent and calm
- not sparkling or effervescent: a still wine
- gentle or quiet; subdued
- obsolete (of a child) dead at birth
adv - continuing now or in the future as in the past: do you still love me?
- up to this or that time; yet: I still don't know your name
- (often used with a comparative) even or yet: still more insults
- quiet or without movement: sit still
- poetic dialect always
n - poetic silence or tranquillity: the still of the night
- a still photograph, esp of a scene from a motion-picture film
- (as modifier): a still camera
vb - to make or become still, quiet, or calm
- (transitive) to allay or relieve: her fears were stilled
sentence connector - even then; nevertheless: the child has some new toys and still cries
Etymology: Old English stille; related to Old Saxon, Old High German stilli, Dutch stollen to curdle, Sanskrit sthānús immobileˈstillness n still /stɪl/ n - an apparatus for carrying out distillation, consisting of a vessel in which a mixture is heated, a condenser to turn the vapour back to liquid, and a receiver to hold the distilled liquid, used esp in the manufacture of spirits
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French stiller to drip, from Latin stillāre, from stilla a drip; see distil |