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still - noun

  • a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
  • (poetic) tranquil silence
  • an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed
  • a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation

    • still - verb

    • make calm or still
    • cause to be quiet or not talk
    • lessen the intensity of or calm
    • make motionless

    still - adjective

    • not in physical motion
    • marked by absence of sound
    • (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
    • used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion
    • not sparkling
    • free from noticeable current

    still - adverb

    • with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation
    • despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
    • to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
    • without moving or making a sound

    still - thesaurus

    allay   calm   distillery   ease   even   however   hush   inactive   lull   motionless   nevertheless   noneffervescent   nonetheless   notwithstanding   placid   quiet   quieten   relieve   silence   silent   smooth   soundless   static   stillness   tranquil   tranquilize   tranquillise British English spelling   tranquillize British English spelling   unruffled   withal   yet  


    View spelling list ll words and learn about the word still in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 2. Spelling the consonant sounds, Part 1.

    Scrabble score for still

    s is 1 t is 1 i is 1 l is 1 l is 1
    Scrabble score = 5

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