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[[t]stɪl[/t]]

adj., still•er, still•est, n. adv. conj. v. adj.

1) remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary:

to stand still[/ex]

2) free from sound or noise

3) subdued or low in sound; hushed

4) free from turbulence or commotion; calm

5) not flowing, as water

6) not effervescent, as wine

7) pht noting or used for making single photographs, as opposed to a motion picture

8) calmness or silence:

the still of the night[/ex]

9) pht a single photographic print, as one of the frames of a motion-picture film

10) at this or that time; as previously:

Are you still here?[/ex]

11) up to this or that time; as yet

12) in the future as in the past

13) even; in addition; yet (used to emphasize a comparative):

still greater riches[/ex]

14) even then; yet; nevertheless

15) without sound or movement; quietly:

Sit still![/ex]

16) at or to a greater distance or degree

17) sts archaic steadily; constantly; always

18) and yet; but yet; nevertheless:

It was futile, still they fought[/ex]

19) to silence or hush (sounds, voices, etc.)

20) to calm, appease, or allay

21) to subdue or cause to subside

22) to become still or quiet

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- still and all

Etymology: bef. 900; OE stille, c. OHGstilli; (v.) ME styllen, OE stillan; akin to stall I still′ness, n. syn: See but. II

still

[[t]stɪl[/t]] n.

1) chem. vin a distilling apparatus

2) vin a distillery

3) chem. vin to distill

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Etymology: 1250–1300; (v.) ME stillen, aph. var. of distillen to distill; (n.) der. of the v.