Idioms for still
still and all,
nonetheless; even with everything considered: Even though you dislike us, still and all you should be polite.
Origin of still
1
before 900; (adj. and adv.) Middle English
still(e), Old English
stille; (noun) Middle English: a calm, derivative of the adj.; (v.) Middle English
styllen, Old English
stillan; (conjunction) derivative of the adv.; akin to German
still (adj.),
stille (adv.),
stillen (v.), Dutch
stil (adj. and adv.),
stillen (v.); see
stall1
synonym study for still
2.
Still,
quiet,
hushed,
noiseless,
silent indicate the absence of noise and of excitement or activity accompanied by sound.
Still indicates the absence of sound or movement:
The house was still.
Quiet implies relative freedom from noise, activity, or excitement:
a quiet engine; a quiet vacation.
Hushed implies the suppression of sound or noise:
a hushed whisper.
Noiseless and
silent characterize that which does not reveal its presence or movement by any sound:
a noiseless footstep; silent dissent.
18. See
but1.
Words nearby still
stilbite,
stile,
stiletto,
stiletto heel,
stilicho,
still,
still alarm,
still and all,
still frame,
still hunt,
still layer
Definition for still (2 of 3)
still
2
[ stil ]
/ stɪl /
noun
a distilling apparatus, consisting of a vessel in which a liquid is heated and vaporized and a cooling device or coil for condensing the vapor.
a distillery.
verb (used with or without object)
to distill.
Origin of still
2
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English
stillen, aphetic variant of
distillen to
distill; (noun) derivative of the v.
Definition for still (3 of 3)
Still
[ stil ]
/ stɪl /
noun
Andrew Taylor,1828–1917,
U.S. founder of osteopathy.
William Grant,1895–1978,
U.S. composer.
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British Dictionary definitions for still (1 of 2)
Derived forms of still
stillness, nounWord Origin for still
Old English
stille; related to Old Saxon, Old High German
stilli, Dutch
stollen to curdle, Sanskrit
sthānús immobile
British Dictionary definitions for still (2 of 2)
still
2
/ (stɪl) /
noun
an apparatus for carrying out distillation, consisting of a vessel in which a mixture is heated, a condenser to turn the vapour back to liquid, and a receiver to hold the distilled liquid, used esp in the manufacture of spirits
a place where spirits are made; distillery
Word Origin for still
C16: from Old French
stiller to drip, from Latin
stillāre, from
stilla a drip; see
distil
Idioms and Phrases with still
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