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

1. adverb. Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.
2. adverb. Uttering no sound; silent; as, the audience is still; the animals are still.
3. adverb. Not disturbed by noise or agitation; quiet; calm; as, a still evening; a still atmosphere.
4. adverb. Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.
5. adverb. Constant; continual.
6. adverb. Not effervescing; not sparkling; as, still wines.
7. noun. Freedom from noise; calm; silence; as, the still of midnight.
8. noun. A steep hill or ascent.
9. adjective. To this time; until and during the time now present; now no less than before; yet.
10. adjective. In the future as now and before.
11. adjective. In continuation by successive or repeated acts; always; ever; constantly; uniformly.
12. adjective. In an increasing or additional degree; even more; -- much used with comparatives.
13. adjective. Notwithstanding what has been said or done; in spite of what has occured; nevertheless; -- sometimes used as a conjunction. See Synonym of But.
14. adjective. After that; after what is stated.
15. adjective. 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.
16. adjective. To stop, as noise; to silence.
17. adjective. To appease; to calm; to quiet, as tumult, agitation, or excitement; as, to still the passions.
18. verb. 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.
19. verb. A house where liquors are distilled; a distillery.
20. transitive verb. To cause to fall by drops.
21. transitive verb. To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill.
22. intransitive verb. To drop, or flow in drops; to distill.
23. noun. a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation

    Synonyms: distillery

24. noun. 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
25. noun. a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)

    "he wanted some stills for a magazine ad"

26. noun. (poetic) tranquil silence

    "the still of the night"

    Synonyms: hush, stillness

27. verb. cause to be quiet or not talk

    "Please silence the children in the church!"

    Synonyms: hush, quieten, silence

28. verb. make motionless
29. verb. make calm or still

    "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

    Synonyms: calm, lull, quiet, quieten, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize

30. verb. lessen the intensity of or calm

    "The news eased my conscience"

    "still the fears"

    Synonyms: allay, ease, relieve

31. adjective. (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"

    Synonyms: placid, quiet, smooth, tranquil, unruffled

32. adjective. free from noticeable current

    "a still pond"

    "still waters run deep"

33. adjective. not in physical motion

    "the inertia of an object at rest"

    Synonyms: inactive, motionless, static

34. adjective. 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"

35. adjective. marked by absence of sound

    "a silent house"

    "soundless footsteps on the grass"

    Synonyms: silent, soundless

36. adjective. not sparkling

    "a still wine"

    "still mineral water"

    Synonyms: noneffervescent

37. adverb. to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons

    "looked sick and felt even worse"

    "an even (or still) more interesting problem"

    Synonyms: even, yet

38. adverb. 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"

    Synonyms: however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, withal, yet

39. adverb. 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?"

40. adverb. without moving or making a sound

    "he sat still as a statue"

    "time stood still"

Synonyms

distillery, hush, stillness, quieten, silence, calm, lull, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, allay, ease, relieve, placid, smooth, tranquil, unruffled, inactive, motionless, static, silent, soundless, noneffervescent

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in still:

lilts, tills

Common word forms

stills, stilled, stiller, stillest, stilling, stillness

Words from these letters

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