still

Meanings

• a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
  • "he wanted some stills for a magazine ad"
• (poetic) tranquil silence
  • "the still of the night"
• 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
• a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
• make calm or still
• cause to be quiet or not talk
• lessen the intensity of or calm
  • "still the fears"
• make motionless
• not in physical motion
• marked by absence of sound
  • "the night was still"
• (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
  • "scarcely a ripple on the still water"
• 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"
• not sparkling
  • "a still wine"
  • "still mineral water"
• free from noticeable current
  • "a still pond"
  • "still waters run deep"
• 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?"
• despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
  • "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go"
• to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
  • "an even (or still) more interesting problem"
  • "still another problem must be solved"
• 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

all the same, allay, calm, calm down, distillery, ease, even, even so, however, hush, hush up, inactive, lull, motionless, nevertheless, noneffervescent, nonetheless, notwithstanding, placid, quiet, quieten, relieve, shut up, silence, silent, smooth, soundless, static, stillness, stock-still, tranquil, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, unruffled, withal, yet