 10 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
still
adjective
1: not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest"
[syn: {inactive}, {motionless}, {static}]
2: marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless
footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still" [syn: {silent},
{soundless}]
3: free from disturbance; "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},
{tranquil}, {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: {noneffervescent}]
[ant: {sparkling}]
6: free from noticeable current; "a still pond"; "still waters
run deep"
noun
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}]
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}]
adverb
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}]
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}, {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}]
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: {stock-still}]
verb
1: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
[syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {quiet}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillize},
{tranquillise}, {quieten}, {lull}] [ant: {agitate}]
2: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children
in the church!" [syn: {hush}, {quieten}, {silence}, {shut
up}, {hush up}] [ant: {louden}]
3: lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my
conscience"; "still the fears" [syn: {allay}, {relieve}, {ease}]
4: make motionless
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Still \Still\, adjective [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}, adverb]
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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Still \Still\, noun [Cf. G. stille.]
1. Freedom from noise; calm; silence; as, the still of
midnight. [Poetic]
2. A steep hill or ascent. [Obs.] --W. Browne.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Still \Still\, adverb [AS. stille quietly. See {Still}, adjective 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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Still \Still\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Stilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Stilling}.] [AS. stillan, from stille still, quiet, firm.
See {Still}, adjective]
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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Still \Still\, noun [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Still \Still\, verb (used with an object) [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Still \Still\, verb (used without an object) [L. stillare. Cf. {Distill}.]
To drop, or flow in drops; to distill. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Wine \Wine\, noun [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 {To have drunk 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.
{Wine fly} (Zo["o]l.), small two-winged fly of the genus
{Piophila}, whose larva lives in wine, cider, and other
fermented liquors.
{Wine grower}, one who cultivates a vineyard and makes wine.
{Wine measure}, the measure by which wines and other spirits
are sold, smaller than beer measure.
{Wine merchant}, a merchant who deals in wines.
{Wine of opium} (Pharm.), a solution of opium in aromatized
sherry wine, having the same strength as ordinary
laudanum; -- also {Sydenham's laudanum}.
{Wine press}, a machine or apparatus in which grapes are
pressed to extract their juice.
{Wine skin}, a bottle or bag of skin, used, in various
countries, for carrying wine.
{Wine stone}, a kind of crust deposited in wine casks. See
1st {Tartar}, 1.
{Wine vault}.
(a) A vault where wine is stored.
(b) A place where wine is served at the bar, or at tables;
a dramshop. --Dickens.
{Wine vinegar}, vinegar made from wine.
{Wine whey}, whey made from milk coagulated by the use of
wine.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
304 Moby Thesaurus words for "still":
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
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