STILL
Dictionary entry overview: What does still mean?
• STILL (noun)
The noun STILL has 4 senses:
1. a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
2. (poetic) tranquil silence
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
Familiarity information: STILL used as a noun is uncommon.
• STILL (adjective)
The adjective STILL has 6 senses:
1. not in physical motion
2. marked by absence of sound
3. (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
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
5. not sparkling
6. free from noticeable current
Familiarity information: STILL used as an adjective is common.
• STILL (verb)
The verb STILL has 4 senses:
1. make calm or still
2. cause to be quiet or not talk
3. lessen the intensity of or calm
4. make motionless
Familiarity information: STILL used as a verb is uncommon.
• STILL (adverb)
The adverb STILL has 4 senses:
1. with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation
2. despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
3. to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
4. without moving or making a sound
Familiarity information: STILL used as an adverb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• STILL (noun)
Meaning:
A static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
he wanted some stills for a magazine ad
Hypernyms ("still" is a kind of...):
exposure; photo; photograph; pic (a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material)
Meaning:
(poetic) tranquil silence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
hush; stillness; still
Context example:
the still of the night
Hypernyms ("still" is a kind of...):
quiet; silence (the absence of sound)
Domain category:
poesy; poetry; verse (literature in metrical form)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("still" is a kind of...):
apparatus; setup (equipment designed to serve a specific function)
Meronyms (parts of "still"):
condenser (an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid)
retort (a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "still"):
Coffey still (a still consisting of an apparatus for the fractional distillation of ethanol from fermentation on an industrial scale)
Meaning:
A plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
distillery; still
Hypernyms ("still" is a kind of...):
industrial plant; plant; works (buildings for carrying on industrial labor)
Meronyms (parts of "still"):
Coffey still (a still consisting of an apparatus for the fractional distillation of ethanol from fermentation on an industrial scale)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "still"):
wine maker; winery (distillery where wine is made)
• STILL (adjective)
Meaning:
Not in physical motion
Synonyms:
motionless; still; static; inactive
Context example:
the inertia of an object at rest
Similar:
nonmoving; unmoving (not in motion)
Meaning:
Marked by absence of sound
Synonyms:
silent; soundless; still
Context examples:
a silent house / soundless footsteps on the grass / the night was still
Similar:
quiet (free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound)
Meaning:
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
Synonyms:
placid; tranquil; unruffled; still; quiet; smooth
Context examples:
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
Similar:
calm ((of weather) free from storm or wind)
Meaning:
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
Context examples:
a still photograph / Cezanne's still life of apples
Antonym:
moving (used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion)
Meaning:
Not sparkling
Synonyms:
noneffervescent; still
Context examples:
a still wine / still mineral water
Antonym:
sparkling (used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide)
Meaning:
Free from noticeable current
Context examples:
a still pond / still waters run deep
Similar:
standing ((of fluids) not moving or flowing)
• STILL (verb)
Meaning:
Make calm or still
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
tranquilize; still; tranquillize; tranquillise; calm; quiet; quieten; calm down; lull
Context example:
quiet the dragons of worry and fear
Hypernyms (to "still" is one way to...):
comfort; console; solace; soothe (give moral or emotional strength to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "still"):
lull (calm by deception)
compose (calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet)
appease; assuage; conciliate; gentle; gruntle; lenify; mollify; pacify; placate (cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of)
assure; reassure (cause to feel sure; give reassurance to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Meaning:
Cause to be quiet or not talk
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
silence; hush up; hush; still; quieten; shut up
Context example:
Please silence the children in the church!
Hypernyms (to "still" is one way to...):
conquer; curb; inhibit; stamp down; subdue; suppress (to put down by force or authority)
Cause:
hush (become quiet or still; fall silent)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "still"):
gag; muzzle (prevent from speaking out)
shout down (silence or overwhelm by shouting)
calm down; lull (become quiet or less intensive)
shush (silence (someone) by uttering 'shush!')
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Meaning:
Lessen the intensity of or calm
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
allay; still; ease; relieve
Context examples:
The news eased my conscience / still the fears
Hypernyms (to "still" is one way to...):
comfort; console; solace; soothe (give moral or emotional strength to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "still"):
abreact (discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The good news will still her
Meaning:
Make motionless
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "still" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
• STILL (adverb)
Meaning:
With reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation
Context examples:
it's still warm outside / will you still love me when we're old and grey?
Antonym:
no longer (not now)
Meaning:
Despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
Synonyms:
withal; notwithstanding; nonetheless; nevertheless; however; even so; all the same; still; yet
Context examples:
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
Meaning:
To a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
Synonyms:
yet; still; even
Context examples:
looked sick and felt even worse / an even (or still) more interesting problem / still another problem must be solved / a yet sadder tale
Meaning:
Without moving or making a sound
Synonyms:
stock-still; still
Context examples:
he sat still as a statue / time stood still / they waited stock-still outside the door / he couldn't hold still any longer
Pertainym:
still (not in physical motion)
