STILL

STILL 1 syllable

A1 · Beginner 📏 5 letters 🎲 Scrabble 5 ✅ valid word

Everyday English. Most learners know this.

noun
  1. a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
  2. (poetic) tranquil silence
  3. an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids
  4. a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation

💬 Examples

  • "he wanted some stills for a magazine ad"
  • "the still of the night"
  • "consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed"

🔗 Similar words

hushstillnessdistillery
verb
  1. make calm or still
  2. cause to be quiet or not talk
  3. lessen the intensity of or calm
  4. make motionless

💬 Examples

  • "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
  • "Please silence the children in the church!"
  • "The news eased my conscience"
  • "still the fears"

🔗 Similar words

calmcalm_downquiettranquilizetranquillizetranquillise
adjective
  1. not in physical motion
  2. marked by absence of sound
  3. (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
  4. used of pictures

💬 Examples

  • "the inertia of an object at rest"
  • "a silent house"
  • "soundless footsteps on the grass"
  • "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"

🔗 Similar words

inactivemotionlessstaticsilentsoundlessplacid
adverb
  1. with reference to action or condition
  2. despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
  3. to a greater degree or extent
  4. without moving or making a sound

💬 Examples

  • "without change, interruption, or cessation"
  • "it's still warm outside"
  • "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"
  • "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"

🔗 Similar words

howeverneverthelesswithalyetall_the_sameeven_so
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