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   still

   /stɪl/

   adjective

   • 1. not moving or making a sound: "the still body of the young man" Similar motionlessunmovingwithout movingwithout moving a musclestock-stillimmobilelike a statueas if turned to stoneas if rooted to the spotunstirringstationaryat restat a standstillinertlifelessOpposite movingactive
   • ▪ (of air, water, or the weather) undisturbed by wind, sound, or current; calm and tranquil: "her voice carried on the still air" Similar quietsilenthushedsoundlessnoiselessundisturbedsound-freecalmtranquilpeacefulserenewindlesswind-freehalcyonflatevensmoothplacidpacificwavelessglassylike a millpondunruffledstagnantstandingliterary:stilly
   • ▪ (of a drink) not effervescent.

   noun

   • 1. deep silence and calm; stillness: "the still of the night"
   • 2. an ordinary static photograph as opposed to a motion picture, especially a single shot from a cinema film: "film stills"

   adverb

   • 1. up to and including the present or the time mentioned; even now (or then) as formerly: "he still lives with his mother" Similar up to this timeup to the present timeuntil noweven nowyetOpposite no longer
   • ▪ referring to something that will or may happen in the future: "we could still win"
   • 2. nevertheless; all the same: "I'm afraid he's crazy. Still, he's harmless" Similar neverthelesshoweverin spite of thatdespite thatnotwithstandingfor all thatall the sameeven sobe that as it mayhaving said thatnonethelessbutinformal:still and allarchaic:withalnathelesshowbeit
   • 3. even (used with comparatives for emphasis): "write, or better still, type, captions for the pictures"

   verb

   • 1. make or become still; quieten: "she raised her hand, stilling Erica's protests" Similar silencehushcalmsettlepacifysoothelullallayassuageappeasesubduequietenquietabatedie downgrow lesslessensubsideease up/offlet upmoderateslackenweakenfade awayOpposite stir upget strongerget up

   Word Origin Old Englishstille (adjective and adverb), stillan (verb), of West Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘be fixed, stand’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   If something is quiet and calm, it's still. After the noise of the city, it's peaceful to go camping in the woods where everything is still. Things that are tranquil are still, like the calm surface of a lake or a sleeping baby. If you stand still, you freeze in place.

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