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Meaning of still

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  still
      adv 1: with reference to action or condition; without change,
             interruption, or cessation; "it's still warm outside";
             "will you still love me when we're old and grey?" [ant:
             {no longer}, {no more}]
      2: despite anything to the contrary (usually following a
         concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like
         to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we
         agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it
         is dangerous, all the same I still want to go" [syn:
         {however}, {nevertheless}, {withal}, {still}, {yet}, {all the
         same}, {even so}, {nonetheless}, {notwithstanding}]
      3: to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons; "looked
         sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more
         interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved";
         "a yet sadder tale" [syn: {even}, {yet}, {still}]
      4: without moving or making a sound; "he sat still as a statue";
         "time stood still"; "they waited stock-still outside the
         door"; "he couldn't hold still any longer" [syn: {still},
         {stock-still}]
      adj 1: not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at
             rest" [syn: {inactive}, {motionless}, {static}, {still}]
      2: marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless
         footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still" [syn:
         {silent}, {soundless}, {still}]
      3: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "a
         ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay";
         "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue
         water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel
         crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled
         water" [syn: {placid}, {quiet}, {still}, {tranquil},
         {smooth}, {unruffled}]
      4: 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; "a still
         photograph"; "Cezanne's still life of apples" [ant: {moving}]
      5: not sparkling; "a still wine"; "still mineral water" [syn:
         {still}, {noneffervescent}] [ant: {effervescent},
         {sparkling}]
      6: free from noticeable current; "a still pond"; "still waters
         run deep"
      n 1: a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and
           used for advertising purposes); "he wanted some stills for
           a magazine ad"
      2: (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night" [syn:
         {hush}, {stillness}, {still}]
      3: 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
      4: a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by
         distillation [syn: {distillery}, {still}]
      v 1: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
           [syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {quiet}, {tranquilize},
           {tranquillize}, {tranquillise}, {quieten}, {lull}, {still}]
           [ant: {agitate}, {charge}, {charge up}, {commove},
           {excite}, {rouse}, {turn on}]
      2: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children
         in the church!" [syn: {hush}, {quieten}, {silence}, {still},
         {shut up}, {hush up}] [ant: {louden}]
      3: lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my
         conscience"; "still the fears" [syn: {still}, {allay},
         {relieve}, {ease}]
      4: make motionless

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