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still
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adjective / noun / adverb
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What it means

  1. adjective free from noticeable current
    “a still pond”
  2. adjective used of pictures
    “a still photograph”
  3. adjective not sparkling
    “a still wine”
  4. adjective (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
    “a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay”
  5. adjective marked by absence of sound
    “a silent house”
  6. adjective not in physical motion
    “the inertia of an object at rest”
  7. noun an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids
  8. noun a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
    “he wanted some stills for a magazine ad”
  9. noun a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
  10. noun (poetic) tranquil silence
    “the still of the night”
  11. adverb with reference to action or condition
    “it's still warm outside”
  12. adverb without moving or making a sound
    “he sat still as a statue”