All still synonyms
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S s verb still
- ironing β Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20Β°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- allying β to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to): Russia allied itself to France.
- garrote β a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- die down β If something dies down, it becomes very much quieter or less intense.
- compose β The things that something is composed of are its parts or members. The separate things that compose something are the parts or members that form it.
- nixing β nothing.
- overawed β Impress (someone) so much that they become silent or inhibited.
- muzzle β the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc.
- anaesthetizing β Present participle of anaesthetize.
- hold off β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- make peace β the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- corked β (of a wine) tainted through having a cork containing excess tannin
- garroted β a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- drag one's feet β to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
- inactivate β to make inactive: The bomb was inactivated.
- close up β If someone closes up a building, they shut it completely and securely, often because they are going away.
- clammed β any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species. Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- garroting β a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- hold in β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- becalm β to calm down
adj still
- husher β to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
- inaudible β not audible; incapable of being heard.
- anesthetized β to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- motionless β without motion: a motionless statue.
- fixed β fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
- at rest β not moving; still
- dull β not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- peaceful β characterized by peace; free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder: a peaceful reign; a peaceful demonstration.
- halcyon β calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather.
- at ease β If you are at ease, you are feeling confident and relaxed, and are able to talk to people without feeling nervous or anxious. If you put someone at their ease, you make them feel at ease.
- low key β of reduced intensity; restrained; understated.
- frictionless β surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- immobile β incapable of moving or being moved.
- laid back β relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
noun still
- iron curtain β (sometimes initial capital letters) a barrier to understanding and the exchange of information and ideas created by ideological, political, and military hostility of one country toward another, especially such a barrier between the Soviet Union and its allies and other countries.
- wordlessness β speechless, silent, or mute.
- dead air β the loss or suspension of the video or audio signal during a television or radio transmission.
- quietness β making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
adv still
- however β nevertheless; yet; on the other hand; in spite of that: We have not yet won; however, we shall keep trying.
adjective still
- anaesthetised β anesthetize.
- waveless β Free from waves.
- hushful β Full of, pervaded by, or characteristic of stillness or silence; tending to hush to rest.
- nonbelligerent β of or relating to a country whose status or policy is one of nonbelligerency.
- gridlocked β Simple past tense and past participle of gridlock.
- inconversable β (obsolete) uncommunicative; reserved.
adverb still
- withal β with it all; as well; besides.
- nevertheless β nonetheless; notwithstanding; however; in spite of that: a small but nevertheless important change.
- conjointly β In a conjoint manner; jointly or together.
- ever β At any time.
conj still
- although β You use although to introduce a subordinate clause which contains a statement which contrasts with the statement in the main clause.