Definition of Still

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Definition of Still

Still

Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.

Uttering no sound; silent; as, the audience is still; the animals are still.

Not disturbed by noise or agitation; quiet; calm; as, a still evening; a still atmosphere.

Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.

Constant; continual.

Not effervescing; not sparkling; as, still wines.

Freedom from noise; calm; silence; as, the still of midnight.

A steep hill or ascent.

To this time; until and during the time now present; now no less than before; yet.

In the future as now and before.

In continuation by successive or repeated acts; always; ever; constantly; uniformly.

In an increasing or additional degree; even more; -- much used with comparatives.

Notwithstanding what has been said or done; in spite of what has occured; nevertheless; -- sometimes used as a conjunction. See Synonym of But.

After that; after what is stated.

To stop, as motion or agitation; to cause to become quiet, or comparatively quiet; to check the agitation of; as, to still the raging sea.

To stop, as noise; to silence.

To appease; to calm; to quiet, as tumult, agitation, or excitement; as, to still the passions.

A vessel, boiler, or copper used in the distillation of liquids; specifically, one used for the distillation of alcoholic liquors; a retort. The name is sometimes applied to the whole apparatus used in in vaporization and condensation.

A house where liquors are distilled; a distillery.

To cause to fall by drops.

To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill.

To drop, or flow in drops; to distill.

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Still Quotations

It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it.
Thomas Jefferson

I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the murderer, just before he puts the final wrench on his throat, will have enough compassion to give him one sweet cup of water.
Maya Angelou

Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.
Albert Einstein

We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.
Albert Einstein

I have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent.
Marilyn Monroe

Americans... still believe in an America where anything's possible - they just don't think their leaders do.
Barack Obama

We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible.
Barack Obama

Al Qaeda is still a threat. We cannot pretend somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama got elected as president, suddenly everything is going to be OK.
Barack Obama

I think it is important for Europe to understand that even though I am president and George Bush is not president, Al Qaeda is still a threat.
Barack Obama

If the Soviet Union let another political party come into existence, they would still be a one-party state, because everybody would join the other party.
Ronald Reagan

Still Translations

still in Afrikaans is nog
still in Danish is endnu
still in Dutch is nog
still in French is encore, alambic, droite
still in German is noch, noch, still, doch, unbewegt, dennoch, ruhig
still in Latin is atqui, etiamnun, tamen, placidus, adhuc, silens
still in Portuguese is ainda

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