All still synonyms
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S s verb still
- mollify β to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
- cool off β If someone or something cools off, or if you cool them off, they become cooler after having been hot.
- ease β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- anaesthetising β Present participle of anaesthetise.
- quell β to suppress; put an end to; extinguish: The troops quelled the rebellion quickly.
- lay back β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- beat around the bush β to talk around a subject without getting to the point
- burke β Edmund. 1729β97, British Whig statesman, conservative political theorist, and orator, born in Ireland: defended parliamentary government and campaigned for a more liberal treatment of the American colonies; denounced the French Revolution
- dummy up β a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- dry up β free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- cool out β to relax and cool down
- hold one's tongue β Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
- corking β excellent
- clamp down on β a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- lay β to bring about or affect by lying (often used reflexively): to lie oneself out of a difficulty; accustomed to lying his way out of difficulties.
- lull β to put to sleep or rest by soothing means: to lull a child by singing.
- anaesthetize β When a doctor or other trained person anaesthetizes a patient, they make the patient unconscious or unable to feel pain by giving them an anaesthetic.
- burked β to murder, as by suffocation, so as to leave no or few marks of violence.
- gag β to introduce usually comic interpolations into (a script, an actor's part, or the like) (usually followed by up).
- make nice β pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- downing β a downward movement; descent.
- assuage β If you assuage an unpleasant feeling that someone has, you make them feel it less strongly.
- dulling β not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
adj still
- collected β An author's collected works or letters are all their works or letters published in one book or in a set of books.
- immotile β not able to move; not motile.
- cool as a cucumber β very calm; self-possessed
- mum β silent; not saying a word: to keep mum.
adv still
- as well β You use as well when mentioning something which happens in the same way as something else already mentioned, or which should be considered at the same time as that thing.
- along with β accompanying; together with
- as well as β You use as well as when you want to mention another item connected with the subject you are discussing.
- in due course β a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- after a while β some time later
- as yet β You use as yet with negative statements to describe a situation that has existed up until the present time.
- after all β You use after all when introducing a statement which supports or helps explain something you have just said.
- be that as it may β You say 'Be that as it may' when you want to move onto another subject or go further with the discussion, without deciding whether what has just been said is right or wrong.
adjective still
- windless β without wind; calm: a windless summer afternoon.
- idle β not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- quiescent β being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless: a quiescent mind.
- yawner β a person who yawns.
- deadlocked β If a dispute or series of negotiations is deadlocked, no agreement can be reached because neither side will give in at all. You can also say that the people involved are deadlocked.
- neutralist β a person who advocates or adheres to a policy of strict neutrality in foreign affairs.
- quiet β making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- nonvocal β of, relating to, or uttered with the voice: the vocal mechanism; vocal criticism.
- leeside β The side of something that provides the most shelter from some prevailing force such as wind, rain, waves, etc.
- frozen β past participle of freeze.
conjunction still
- nonetheless β however; nevertheless.
conj still
- much as β great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
- in spite of β a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
adverb still
- even β Flat and smooth.
noun still
- muteness β silent; refraining from speech or utterance.