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ALL meanings of stills

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  • adjective stills remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary: to stand still. 1
  • adjective stills free from sound or noise, as a place or persons; silent: to keep still about a matter. 1
  • adjective stills subdued or low in sound; hushed: a still, small voice. 1
  • adjective stills free from turbulence or commotion; peaceful; tranquil; calm: the still air. 1
  • adjective stills without waves or perceptible current; not flowing, as water. 1
  • adjective stills not effervescent or sparkling, as wine. 1
  • adjective stills Photography. noting, pertaining to, or used for making single photographs, as opposed to a motion picture. 1
  • noun stills a distilling apparatus, consisting of a vessel in which a liquid is heated and vaporized and a cooling device or coil for condensing the vapor. 1
  • noun stills a distillery. 1
  • adverb stills at this or that time; as previously: Are you still here? 1
  • adverb stills up to this or that time; as yet: A day before departure we were still lacking an itinerary. 1
  • adverb stills in the future as in the past: Objections will still be made. 1
  • adverb stills even; in addition; yet (used to emphasize a comparative): still more complaints; still greater riches. 1
  • adverb stills even then; yet; nevertheless: to be rich and still crave more. 1
  • adverb stills without sound or movement; quietly: Sit still! 1
  • adverb stills at or to a greater distance or degree. 1
  • adverb stills Archaic. steadily; constantly; always. 1
  • verb with object stills to silence or hush (sounds, voices, etc.). 1
  • verb with object stills to calm, appease, or allay: to still a craving. 1
  • verb with object stills to quiet, subdue, or cause to subside (waves, winds, commotion, tumult, passion, pain, etc.). 1
  • verb without object stills to become still or quiet. 1
  • idioms stills still and all, nonetheless; even with everything considered: Even though you dislike us, still and all you should be polite. 1
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