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Meaning Of Still
adv.
Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or
sit still.
adv.
Uttering no sound; silent; as, the audience is still; the
animals are still.
adv.
Not disturbed by noise or agitation; quiet; calm; as, a
still evening; a still atmosphere.
adv.
Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.
adv.
Constant; continual.
adv.
Not effervescing; not sparkling; as, still wines.
n.
Freedom from noise; calm; silence; as, the still of
midnight.
n.
A steep hill or ascent.
a.
To this time; until and during the time now present; now no
less than before; yet.
a.
In the future as now and before.
a.
In continuation by successive or repeated acts; always;
ever; constantly; uniformly.
a.
In an increasing or additional degree; even more; -- much
used with comparatives.
a.
Notwithstanding what has been said or done; in spite of what
has occured; nevertheless; -- sometimes used as a conjunction. See
Synonym of But.
a.
After that; after what is stated.
a.
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.
a.
To stop, as noise; to silence.
a.
To appease; to calm; to quiet, as tumult, agitation, or
excitement; as, to still the passions.
v.
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.
v.
A house where liquors are distilled; a distillery.
v. t.
To cause to fall by drops.
v. t.
To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and
condense in a refrigeratory; to distill.