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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STILL, v.t. [G., to put, set, place, Gr., to send, and with style, stool, stall.]
1. To stop, as motion or agitation; to check or restrain; to make quiet; as, to still the raging sea.
2. T stop, as noise; to silence.
With his name the mothers still their babes.
3. To appease; to calm; to quiet; as tumult, agitation or excitement; as, to still the passions.
STILL, a.
1. Silent; uttering no sound; applicable to animals or to things. The company or the man is still; the air is still; the sea is still.
2. Quiet; calm; not disturbed by noise; as a still evening.
3. Motionless; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.
4. Quiet; calm; not agitated; as a still atmosphere.
STILL, n. Calm; silence; freedom from noise; as the still of midnight. [A poetic word.]
STILL, adv.
1. To this time; till now.
It hath been anciently reported, and is still received. [Still here denotes this time; set or fixed.]
2. Nevertheless; notwithstanding.
The desire of fame betrays an ambitious man into indecencies that lessen his reputation; he is still afraid lest any of his actions should be thrown away in private.
[Still here signifies set, given, and refers to the whole of the first clause of the sentence. The desire of fame betrays an ambitious man into indecencies that lessen his reputation; that fact being given or set, or notwithstanding, he is afraid, etc.]
3. It precedes or accompanies words denoting increase of degree.
The moral perfections of the Deity, the more attentively we consider them, the more perfectly still shall we know them.
[This is not correct.]
4. Always; ever; continually.
Trade begets trade, and people go much where many people have already gone; so men run still to a crowd in the streets, though only to see.
The fewer still you name, you wound the more.
5. After that; after what is stated.
In the primitive church, such as by fear were compelled to sacrifice to strange gods, after repented, and kept still the office of preaching the gospel.
6. In continuation.
And, like the watchful minutes to the hour, still and anon cheerd up the heavy time.
STILL, n. [L., to drop. See Distill.] A vessel, boiler or copper used in the distillation of liquors; as vapor ascending of the still. The word is used in a more general sense for the vessel and apparatus. A still house is also called a still.
STILL, v.t. [L.] To expel spirit from liquor by heat and condense it in a refrigeratory; to distill. [See Distill.]
STILL, v.i. To drop. [Not in use. See Distill.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest" [syn: inactive, motionless, static, still]
2: marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still" [syn: silent, soundless, still]
3: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "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" [syn: placid, quiet, still, tranquil, smooth, unruffled]
4: 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" [ant: moving]
5: not sparkling; "a still wine"; "still mineral water" [syn: still, noneffervescent] [ant: effervescent, sparkling]
6: free from noticeable current; "a still pond"; "still waters run deep" n
1: a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes); "he wanted some stills for a magazine ad"
2: (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night" [syn: hush, stillness, still]
3: 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
4: a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation [syn: distillery, still] v
1: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" [syn: calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still] [ant: agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on]
2: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" [syn: hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up] [ant: louden]
3: lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears" [syn: still, allay, relieve, ease]
4: make motionless adv
1: 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?" [ant: no longer, no more]
2: 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" [syn: however, nevertheless, withal, still, yet, all the same, even so, nonetheless, notwithstanding]
3: 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" [syn: even, yet, still]
4: 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" [syn: still, stock-still]

Merriam Webster's

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Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English stille, from Old English; akin to Old High German stilli still and perhaps to Old English steall stall — more at stall Date: before 12th century 1. a. devoid of or abstaining from motion b. archaic sedentary c. not effervescent <still wine> d. (1) of, relating to, or being a static photograph as contrasted with a motion picture (2) designed for taking still photographs <a still camera> (3) engaged in taking still photographs <a still photographer> 2. a. uttering no sound ; quiet b. subdued, muted 3. a. calm, tranquil b. free from noise or turbulence • stillness noun II. verb Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to become motionless or silent ; quiet transitive verb 1. a. allay, calm <stilled their nerves> b. to put an end to ; settle 2. to arrest the motion of 3. silence III. adverb Date: before 12th century 1. without motion <sit still> 2. archaic a. always, continually b. in a progressive manner ; increasingly 3. — used as a function word to indicate the continuance of an action or condition <still lives there> <drink it while it's still hot> 4. in spite of that ; nevertheless <those who take the greatest care still make mistakes> 5. a. even 2c <a still more difficult problem> <heavier still> b. yet 1a <has still to be recognized> IV. noun Date: 13th century 1. quiet, silence 2. a static photograph; specifically a photograph of actors or scenes of a motion picture for publicity or documentary purposes V. verb Etymology: Middle English stillen, short for distillen to distill Date: 13th century distill VI. noun Date: 1533 1. distillery 2. apparatus used in distillation comprising either the chamber in which the vaporization is carried out or the entire equipment

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. adj., n., adv., & v. --adj. 1 not or hardly moving. 2 with little or no sound; calm and tranquil (a still evening). 3 (of sounds) hushed, stilled. 4 (of a drink) not effervescing. --n. 1 deep silence (in the still of the night). 2 an ordinary static photograph (as opposed to a motion picture), esp. a single shot from a cinema film. --adv. 1 without moving (stand still). 2 even now or at a particular time (they still did not understand; why are you still here?). 3 nevertheless; all the same. 4 (with compar. etc.) even, yet, increasingly (still greater efforts; still another explanation). --v.tr. & intr. make or become still; quieten. Phrases and idioms: still and all colloq. nevertheless. still life (pl. still lifes) 1 a painting or drawing of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers. 2 this genre of painting. still waters run deep a quiet manner conceals depths of feeling or knowledge or cunning. Derivatives: stillness n. Etymology: OE stille (adj. & adv.), stillan (v.), f. WG 2. n. an apparatus for distilling spirituous liquors etc. Phrases and idioms: still-room Brit. 1 a room for distilling. 2 a housekeeper's storeroom in a large house. Etymology: obs. still (v.), ME f. DISTILL

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Wine Wine, n. [OE. win, AS. win, fr. L. vinum (cf. Icel. v[=i]n; all from the Latin); akin to Gr. o'i^nos, ?, and E. withy. Cf. Vine, Vineyard, Vinous, Withy.] 1. The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a beverage or liquor prepared from grapes by squeezing out their juice, and (usually) allowing it to ferment. ``Red wine of Gascoigne.'' --Piers Plowman. Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. --Prov. xx. 1. Bacchus, that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine. --Milton. Note: Wine is essentially a dilute solution of ethyl alcohol, containing also certain small quantities of ethers and ethereal salts which give character and bouquet. According to their color, strength, taste, etc., wines are called red, white, spirituous, dry, light, still, etc. 2. A liquor or beverage prepared from the juice of any fruit or plant by a process similar to that for grape wine; as, currant wine; gooseberry wine; palm wine. 3. The effect of drinking wine in excess; intoxication. Noah awoke from his wine. --Gen. ix. 24. Birch wine, Cape wine, etc. See under Birch, Cape, etc. Spirit of wine. See under Spirit. To have drunk wine of ape or wine ape, to be so drunk as to be foolish. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Wine acid. (Chem.) See Tartaric acid, under Tartaric. [Colloq.] Wine apple (Bot.), a large red apple, with firm flesh and a rich, vinous flavor.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Still Still, v. t. [Abbreviated fr. distill.] 1. To cause to fall by drops. 2. To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill. --Tusser.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Still Still, v. i. [L. stillare. Cf. Distill.] To drop, or flow in drops; to distill. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Still Still, adv. [AS. stille quietly. See Still, a. The modern senses come from the idea of stopping and staying still, or motionless.] 1. To this time; until and during the time now present; now no less than before; yet. It hath been anciently reported, and is still received. --Bacon. 2. In the future as now and before. Hourly joys be still upon you! --Shak. 3. In continuation by successive or repeated acts; always; ever; constantly; uniformly. The desire of fame betrays an ambitious man into indecencies that lessen his reputation; he is still afraid lest any of his actions should be thrown away in private. --Addison. Chemists would be rich if they could still do in great quantities what they have sometimes done in little. --Boyle. 4. In an increasing or additional degree; even more; -- much used with comparatives. The guilt being great, the fear doth still exceed. --Shak. 5. Notwithstanding what has been said or done; in spite of what has occured; nevertheless; -- sometimes used as a conjunction. See Synonym of But. As sunshine, broken in the rill, Though turned astray, is sunshine still. --Moore. 6. After that; after what is stated. In the primitive church, such as by fear being compelled to sacrifice to strange gods, after repented, and kept still the office of preaching the gospel. --Whitgift. Still and anon, at intervals and repeatedly; continually; ever and anon; now and then. And like the watchful minutes to the hour, Still and anon cheered up the heavy time. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Still Still, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Stilling.] [AS. stillan, from stille still, quiet, firm. See Still, a.] 1. To stop, as motion or agitation; to cause to become quiet, or comparatively quiet; to check the agitation of; as, to still the raging sea. He having a full sway over the water, had power to still and compose it, as well as to move and disturb it. --Woodward. 2. To stop, as noise; to silence. With his name the mothers still their babies. --Shak. 3. To appease; to calm; to quiet, as tumult, agitation, or excitement; as, to still the passions. --Shak. Toil that would, at least, have stilled an unquiet impulse in me. --Hawthorne. Syn: To quiet; calm; allay; lull; pacify; appease; subdue; suppress; silence; stop; check; restrain.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Still Still, n. [Cf. OE. stillatorie. See Still, v., to distill.] 1. A vessel, boiler, or copper used in the distillation of liquids; specifically, one used for the distillation of alcoholic liquors; a retort. The name is sometimes applied to the whole apparatus used in in vaporization and condensation. 2. A house where liquors are distilled; a distillery. Still watcher, a device for indicating the progress of distillation by the density of the liquid given over. --Knight.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Still Still, n. [Cf. G. stille.] 1. Freedom from noise; calm; silence; as, the still of midnight. [Poetic]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Still Still, a. [Compar. Stiller; superl. Stillest.] [OE. stille, AS. stille; akin to D. stil, OS. & OHG. stilli, G. still, Dan. stille, Sw. stilla, and to E. stall; from the idea of coming to a stand, or halt. Cf. Still, adv.] 1. Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still. ``Still as any stone.'' --Chaucer. 2. Uttering no sound; silent; as, the audience is still; the animals are still. The sea that roared at thy command, At thy command was still. --Addison. 3. Not disturbed by noise or agitation; quiet; calm; as, a still evening; a still atmosphere. ``When all the woods are still.'' --Milton. 4. Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low. ``A still small voice.'' --1 Kings xix. 12. 5. Constant; continual. [Obs.] By still practice learn to know thy meaning. --Shak. 6. Not effervescing; not sparkling; as, still wines. Still life. (Fine Arts) (a) Inanimate objects. (b) (Painting) The class or style of painting which represents inanimate objects, as fruit, flowers, dead game, etc. Syn: Quiet; calm; noiseless; serene; motionless; inert; stagnant.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

I. ADVERB USES Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If a situation that used to exist still exists, it has continued and exists now. I still dream of home... Brian's toe is still badly swollen and he cannot put on his shoe... If you don't like the job, why are you still there?... ADV: ADV before v, ADV group 2. If something that has not yet happened could still happen, it is possible that it will happen. If something that has not yet happened is still to happen, it will happen at a later time. Big money could still be made if the crisis keeps oil prices high... The details have still to be worked out... ADV: ADV before v 3. If you say that there is still an amount of something left, you are emphasizing that there is that amount left. There are still some outstanding problems... There's still time to catch up with them. ADV: be ADV n 4. You use still to emphasize that something remains the case or is true in spite of what you have just said. I'm average for my height. But I still feel I'm fatter than I should be... Despite the ruling, Boreham was still found guilty. = nonetheless ADV: ADV before v 5. You use still to indicate that a problem or difficulty is not really worth worrying about. 'Any idea who is going to be here this weekend?'—'No. Still, who cares?' ADV: ADV with cl 6. You use still in expressions such as still further, still another, and still more to show that you find the number or quantity of things you are referring to surprising or excessive. We look forward to strengthening still further our already close co-operation with the police service... = even ADV: ADV n/adv [emphasis] 7. You use still with comparatives to indicate that something has even more of a quality than something else. Formula One motor car racing is supposed to be dangerous. 'Indycar' racing is supposed to be more dangerous still. ADV: ADV with compar [emphasis] II. NOT MOVING OR MAKING A NOISE (stiller, stillest, stills) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you stay still, you stay in the same position and do not move. David had been dancing about like a child, but suddenly he stood still and looked at Brad... He played the tape through once, then sat very still for several minutes... Gladys was still, then she shook her head slowly. ADJ: ADJ after v, v-link ADJ 2. If air or water is still, it is not moving. The night air was very still... He watched the still water over the side of the boat. ADJ 3. Drinks that are still do not contain any bubbles of carbon dioxide. ...a glass of still orange. ? sparkling ADJ 4. If a place is still, it is quiet and shows no sign of activity. In the room it was very still. = quiet ADJ • stillness Four deafening explosions shattered the stillness of the night air. N-UNCOUNT 5. A still is a photograph taken from a cinema film which is used for publicity purposes. N-COUNT: oft N n III. EQUIPMENT (stills) A still is a piece of equipment used to make strong alcoholic drinks by a process called distilling. N-COUNT

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

stil: "To be still" is "to keep silence" (Ps 4:4, etc.) and so "to be quiet" (Ps 107:29, etc.) or "inactive" in any way (Jud 18:9; 1Ki 22:3; Zec 1:11, etc.). So "be still" in Ps 46:10 means "desist from your war" (compare the Revised Version margin "let be"). The "still small voice" of 1Ki 19:12 (the Revised Version margin "sound of gentle stillness") is due to taking the Hebrew demamah in its literal force of "silent," but the word here means "whisper"--"a whispering, little voice." This familiar passage, however, has made "still voice" good English, and the combination is used in Job 4:16 by the Revised Version margin. In Ps 23:2 the translation "still waters" takes "waters of rest" (so literally for menuchah; compare the Revised Version margin) to mean "waters with little motion." But the meaning is either "wells by which the flocks rest" or "wells that give refreshing water." As an adverb "still" is perhaps more emphatic than in modern English; compare "power to keep still the kingdom," 2Ch 22:9 the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and American) "to hold the kingdom").

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Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Silence, stifle, muffle, hush, lull. 2. Calm, compose, quiet, allay, appease, pacify, tranquillize, smooth, lull. 3. Stop, check, restrain, subdue, suppress, calm, quiet. 4. Distil. II. a. 1. Silent, noiseless, hushed, mute, mum. 2. Quiet, calm, tranquil, placid, serene, stilly. 3. Motionless, quiescent, at rest, inert, stagnant, stationary. 4. Soft, gentle, mild, low, quiet. III. ad., conj. 1. Yet, till now, to this time. 2. However, nevertheless, notwithstanding. 3. Always, ever, continually, habitually, uniformly. 4. After that, after what is stated, in continuance, again. IV. n. 1. Distillery, still-house. 2. Distillatory, distilling vessel, alembic, stillatory.

Moby Thesaurus

Telephoto, Wirephoto, additionally, aerial photograph, aerosol, after all, again, albeit, all the same, allay, alleviate, along, already, although, appease, as well, as yet, asleep, asleep in Jesus, assuage, at a standstill, at all events, at anchor, at any rate, at rest, atomizer, awful silence, balm, becalm, bereft of life, besides, black-and-white photograph, bottling works, breathless, brewery, but, by this time, called home, calm, calm down, calmly, candid photograph, carrion, cheesecake, choke, choke off, chronophotograph, cloistered, color photograph, color print, compose, cool, cradle, croaked, dead, dead and gone, dead of night, dead-still, death-struck, deathlike, deathlike silence, deathly, deceased, defunct, demised, departed, departed this life, destitute of life, diapositive, distiller, distillery, done for, dulcify, dumbfound, dwindling, ease, ebbing, echoless, evaporator, even, even now, even out, even so, even-tenored, exanimate, fallen, finished, fixed, flat, food for worms, for all that, furthermore, gag, gentle, golden silence, gone, gone to glory, gone west, halcyon, heliochrome, heliograph, heretofore, hereunto, howbeit, however, hush, hush as death, hush of night, hush-hush, hushed, idle, immobile, immotive, impassive, in addition, in any case, in any event, inanimate, inaudibility, inaudible, inert, isolated, just the same, late, late lamented, launched into eternity, lifeless, likewise, lucid stillness, lull, martyred, moldering, mollify, montage, more, moreover, motionless, motionlessly, mousy, moveless, muffle, mug, mug shot, mum, muzzle, nevertheless, no more, noiseless, noiselessness, nonetheless, notwithstanding, out of commission, pacific, pacify, passed on, peace, peaceable, peaceful, peacefully, peacefulness, photo, photobiography, photochronograph, photograph, photomap, photomicrograph, photomontage, photomural, picture, pinup, placid, placidly, portrait, pour balm into, pushing up daisies, put to silence, quell, quiescence, quiescent, quiescently, quiet, quieten, quietly, quietness, quietude, rather, released, relieve, reposeful, reposing, rest, restful, resting, resting easy, retort, riding at anchor, rock, rock to sleep, sainted, secluded, sequestered, sequestrated, serene, settle, sheltered, shot, shush, shut down on, shut up, silence, silent, silently, silentness, sleeping, slide, smitten with death, smooth, smooth down, smooth over, smoothen, smoothly, snap, snapshot, so far, soft-pedal, solemn silence, soothe, soundless, soundlessness, spray, squash, squelch, stabilize, static, stationary, statuelike, steady, stifle, still as death, still more, still photograph, stillborn, stillish, stillness, stilly, stock-still, stoic, stolid, strike dumb, subaudible, subdue, subsiding, suppress, tacitness, taciturnity, taken away, taken off, telephotograph, then as previously, though, throttle, thus far, till now, to date, to this day, tomblike silence, too, tranquil, tranquilize, tranquillity, tranquilly, transparency, unagitated, unarticulated, undisturbed, unemployed, unhearable, unmoved, unmoving, unperturbed, unperturbedly, unpronounced, unruffled, unsounded, unstirring, until now, until this time, untroubled, unuttered, unvocalized, unvoiced, up to now, vaporizer, waning, when, whisht, whist, wine press, winery, with the Lord, with the saints, without life, without vital functions, yet