still
1. still \'stil\ aj [ME stille, fr. OE; akin to OHG stilli still, OE steall
stall] 1a: MOTIONLESS archaic 1b: SEDENTARY 1c: not carbonated {~ wine}
1d: of, relating to, or being a static photograph as contrasted with a mot
ion picture 2a: uttering no sound : QUIET 2b: SUBDUED, MUTED 3a: CALM,
TRANQUIL 3b: free from noise or turbulence : PEACEFUL - still.ness n
2. still vt 1a: ALLAY, CALM 1b: SETTLE 2: to arrest the motion of :
ASSUAGE 3: SILENCE : to become motionless or silent : QUIET
3. still av 1: without motion {sit ~} archaic 2a: ALWAYS, CONTINUALLY
2b: PROGRESSIVELY, INCREASINGLY 3: - used as a function word to indicate
the continuance of an action or condition {~ lived there} {drink it while
it's ~ hot} {will ~ be rich} 4: in spite of that : NEVERTHELESS {those who
take the greatest care ~ make mistakes} {the book is not perfect; ~, it is
very good} 5a: EVEN {a ~ more difficult problem} 5b: YET
4. still n 1: QUIET, SILENCE 2: a static photograph; specif : a photograph
of actors or scenes o f a motion picture for publicity or documentary
purposes
5. still vb [ME stillen, short for distillen to distill] : DISTILL
6. still n 1: DISTILLERY 2: apparatus used in distillation comprising
either the chamber in which th e vaporization is carried out or the entire
equipment