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Definition: Meaning of, still in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / stɪl /

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  1. up to a particular point in time and continuing at that moment
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  2. in spite of what has just been said or done
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  3. still more/further/another/other used to emphasize that something increases more, there is more of something etc
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  4. better/harder/worse etc still also still better/harder/worse etc even better, harder etc than something else
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  1. not moving
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  2. quiet and calm
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  3. not windy
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  4. British English a still drink does not contain gas
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  5. still waters run deep used to say that someone who is quiet may have very strong feelings or a lot of knowledge
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still stills
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  1. a photograph of a scene from a film
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  2. a piece of equipment for making alcoholic drinks from grain or potatoes
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  3. the still of the night/evening etc literary the calm and quiet of the night etc
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still stilled stilled
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stilling stills
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  1. [intransitive and transitive] to stop moving or make something stop moving
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  2. [intransitive and transitive] if a noise stills or is stilled, it stops
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  3. [intransitive] if a doubt or fear is stilled, it becomes weaker or goes away
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still used in phrases

  • Coffey still (noun)
    1. a still consisting of an apparatus for the fractional distillation of ethanol from fermentation on an industrial scale
  • Still's disease (noun)
    1. a form of rheumatoid arthritis that affects children; large joints become inflamed and bone growth may be retarded
  • hold still for (verb)
    1. tolerate or bear
  • stand still (verb)
    1. remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile
  • still hunt (noun)
    1. a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
  • still life (noun)
    1. a picture of an arrangement of objects, for example flowers or fruit
  • still-fish (verb)
    1. fish with the line and bait resting still or stationary in the water
  • still-hunt (verb)
    1. quarry hunt by stalking and ambushing
  • stock-still (adverb)
    1. not moving at all
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