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Webster 1913 Edition

Still

Still

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Stiller
;
sup
erl.
Stillest
.]
[OE.
stille
, AS.
stille
; akin to D.
stil
, OS. & OHG.
stilli
, G.
still
, Dan.
stille
, Sw.
stilla
, and to E.
stall
; from the idea of coming to a stand, or halt. Cf.
Still
,
adv.
]
1.
Motionless; at rest; quiet;
as, to stand
still
; to lie or sit
still
.
“Still as any stone.”
Chaucer.
2.
Uttering no sound; silent;
as, the audience is
still
; the animals are
still
.
The sea that roared at thy command,
At thy command was
still
.
Addison.
3.
Not disturbed by noise or agitation; quiet; calm;
as, a
still
evening; a
still
atmosphere
.
“When all the woods are still.”
Milton.
4.
Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.
“A still small voice.”
1 Kings xix. 12.
5.
Constant; continual.
[Obs.]
By
still
practice learn to know thy meaning.
Shakespeare
6.
Not effervescing; not sparkling;
as,
still
wines
.
Still life
.
(Fine Arts)
(a)
Inanimate objects
.
(b)
(Painting)
The class or style of painting which represents inanimate objects, as fruit, flowers, dead game, etc.
Syn. – Quiet; calm; noiseless; serene; motionless; inert; stagnant.

Still

,
Noun.
[Cf. G.
stille
.]
1.
Freedom from noise; calm; silence;
as, the
still
of midnight
.
[Poetic]
2.
A steep hill or ascent.
[Obs.]
W. Browne.

Still

,
adv.
[AS.
stille
quietly. See
Still
,
Adj.
The modern senses come from the idea of stopping and
staying
still, or motionless.]
1.
To this time; until and during the time now present; now no less than before; yet.
It hath been anciently reported, and is
still
received.
Bacon.
2.
In the future as now and before.
Hourly joys be
still
upon you!
Shakespeare
3.
In continuation by successive or repeated acts; always; ever; constantly; uniformly.
The desire of fame betrays an ambitious man into indecencies that lessen his reputation; he is
still
afraid lest any of his actions should be thrown away in private.
Addison.
Chemists would be rich if they could
still
do in great quantities what they have sometimes done in little.
Boyle.
4.
In an increasing or additional degree; even more; – much used with comparatives.
The guilt being great, the fear doth
still
exceed.
Shakespeare
5.
Notwithstanding what has been said or done; in spite of what has occured; nevertheless; – sometimes used as a conjunction. See Synonym of
But
.
As sunshine, broken in the rill,
Though turned astray, is sunshine
still
.
Moore.
6.
After that; after what is stated.
In the primitive church, such as by fear being compelled to sacrifice to strange gods, after repented, and kept
still
the office of preaching the gospel.
Whitgift.
Still and anon
,
at intervals and repeatedly; continually; ever and anon; now and then.
And like the watchful minutes to the hour,
Still and anon
cheered up the heavy time.
Shakespeare

Still

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Stilled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Stilling
.]
[AS.
stillan
, from
stille
still, quiet, firm. See
Still
,
Adj.
]
1.
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
.
He having a full sway over the water, had power to
still
and compose it, as well as to move and disturb it.
Woodward.
2.
To stop, as noise; to silence.
With his name the mothers
still
their babies.
Shakespeare
3.
To appease; to calm; to quiet, as tumult, agitation, or excitement;
as, to
still
the passions
.
Shak.
Toil that would, at least, have
stilled
an unquiet impulse in me.
Hawthorne.
Syn. – To quiet; calm; allay; lull; pacify; appease; subdue; suppress; silence; stop; check; restrain.

Still

,
Noun.
[Cf. OE.
stillatorie
. See
Still
,
Verb.
, to distill.]
1.
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.
2.
A house where liquors are distilled; a distillery.
Still watcher
,
a device for indicating the progress of distillation by the density of the liquid given over.
Knight.

Still

,
Verb.
T.
[Abbreviated fr.
distill
.]
1.
To cause to fall by drops.
2.
To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill.
Tusser.

Still

,
Verb.
I.
[L.
stillare
. Cf.
Distill
.]
To drop, or flow in drops; to distill.
[Obs.]
Spenser.

Webster 1828 Edition

Still

STILL

,
Verb.
T.
[G., to put, set, place, Gr., to send, and with style, stool, stall.]
1.
To stop, as motion or agitation; to check or restrain; to make quiet; as, to still the raging sea.
2.
T stop, as noise; to silence.
With his name the mothers still their babes.
3.
To appease; to calm; to quiet; as tumult, agitation or excitement; as, to still the passions.

STILL

,
Adj.
1.
Silent; uttering no sound; applicable to animals or to things. The company or the man is still; the air is still; the sea is still.
2.
Quiet; calm; not disturbed by noise; as a still evening.
3.
Motionless; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.
4.
Quiet; calm; not agitated; as a still atmosphere.

STILL

,
Noun.
Calm; silence; freedom from noise; as the still of midnight. [A poetic word.]

STILL

,
adv.
1.
To this time; till now.
It hath been anciently reported, and is still received. [Still here denotes this time; set or fixed.]
2.
Nevertheless; notwithstanding.
The desire of fame betrays an ambitious man into indecencies that lessen his reputation; he is still afraid lest any of his actions should be thrown away in private.
[Still here signifies set, given, and refers to the whole of the first clause of the sentence. The desire of fame betrays an ambitious man into indecencies that lessen his reputation; that fact being given or set, or notwithstanding, he is afraid, &c.]
3.
It precedes or accompanies words denoting increase of degree.
The moral perfections of the Deity, the more attentively we consider them, the more perfectly still shall we know them.
[This is not correct.]
4.
Always; ever; continually.
Trade begets trade, and people go much where many people have already gone; so men run still to a crowd in the streets, though only to see.
The fewer still you name, you wound the more.
5.
After that; after what is stated.
In the primitive church, such as by fear were compelled to sacrifice to strange gods, after repented, and kept still the office of preaching the gospel.
6.
In continuation.
And, like the watchful minutes to the hour, still and anon cheerd up the heavy time.

STILL

,
Noun.
[L., to drop. See Distill.] A vessel, boiler or copper used in the distillation of liquors; as vapor ascending of the still. The word is used in a more general sense for the vessel and apparatus. A still house is also called a still.

STILL

,
Verb.
T.
[L.] To expel spirit from liquor by heat and condense it in a refrigeratory; to distill. [See Distill.]

STILL

,
Verb.
I.
To drop. [Not in use. See Distill.]

Definition 2024

stíll

stíll

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Icelandic

Noun

stíll m ‎(genitive singular stíls, nominative plural stílar)

  1. a style
  2. an essay for class, a composition
  3. (typography) a type

Declension

Derived terms

  • í stórum stíl

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