Dictionary Entry
still
still is a 5-letter English word with 40 senses as adverb, noun, adjective, verb, transitive verb, and intransitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 7 · 40 senses
Definitions
- 1adverb
Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.
- 2adverb
Uttering no sound; silent; as, the audience is still; the animals are still.
- 3adverb
Not disturbed by noise or agitation; quiet; calm; as, a still evening; a still atmosphere.
- 4adverb
Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.
- 5adverb
Constant; continual.
- 6adverb
Not effervescing; not sparkling; as, still wines.
- 7noun
Freedom from noise; calm; silence; as, the still of midnight.
- 8noun
A steep hill or ascent.
- 9adjective
To this time; until and during the time now present; now no less than before; yet.
- 10adjective
In the future as now and before.
- 11adjective
In continuation by successive or repeated acts; always; ever; constantly; uniformly.
- 12adjective
In an increasing or additional degree; even more; -- much used with comparatives.
- 13adjective
Notwithstanding what has been said or done; in spite of what has occured; nevertheless; -- sometimes used as a conjunction. See Synonym of But.
- 14adjective
After that; after what is stated.
- 15adjective
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.
- 16adjective
To stop, as noise; to silence.
- 17adjective
To appease; to calm; to quiet, as tumult, agitation, or excitement; as, to still the passions.
- 18verb
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.
- 19verb
A house where liquors are distilled; a distillery.
- 20transitive verb
To cause to fall by drops.
- 21transitive verb
To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill.
- 22intransitive verb
To drop, or flow in drops; to distill.
- 23noun
a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
Synonyms
- 24noun
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
- 25noun
a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
"he wanted some stills for a magazine ad"
- 26noun
(poetic) tranquil silence
"the still of the night"
- 27verb
cause to be quiet or not talk
"Please silence the children in the church!"
- 28verb
make motionless
- 29verb
make calm or still
"quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
- 30verb
lessen the intensity of or calm
"The news eased my conscience"
"still the fears"
- 31adjective
(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"
- 32adjective
free from noticeable current
"a still pond"
"still waters run deep"
- 33adjective
not in physical motion
"the inertia of an object at rest"
Synonyms
- 34adjective
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"
- 35adjective
marked by absence of sound
"a silent house"
"soundless footsteps on the grass"
- 36adjective
not sparkling
"a still wine"
"still mineral water"
Synonyms
- 37adverb
to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
"looked sick and felt even worse"
"an even (or still) more interesting problem"
- 38adverb
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"
- 39adverb
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?"
- 40adverb
without moving or making a sound
"he sat still as a statue"
"time stood still"
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