still
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology 1
[edit] Adjective
still (comparative stiller or more still, superlative stillest or most still)
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- Not moving; calm
- Still waters run deep.
- Still having the stated quality
- 2007 January 3, Gerry Geronimo, “Unwanted weed starts to sprout from a wayward ponencia”, Manila Standard:
- To follow the still President’s marching orders, all that Secretary Ronnie Puno has to do is to follow the road map laid out by Justice Azcuna in his “separate” opinion.
- 2007 January 3, Gerry Geronimo, “Unwanted weed starts to sprout from a wayward ponencia”, Manila Standard:
[edit] Synonyms
- (not moving): fixed, stationary, unmoving
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[edit] Translations
not moving
[edit] Adverb
still (not comparable)
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Superlative |
- at the present time, as in the past.
- Is it still raining?
- nevertheless
- I’m not hungry, but I’ll still manage to find room for dessert.
- to an even greater degree. (Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs.)
- Tom is tall; Dick is taller; Harry is still taller.
[edit] Translations
at present, as in the past
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nevertheless
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to an even greater degree
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[edit] Noun
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still (plural stills)
- A period of calm or silence.
- (photography) A non-moving photograph. (The term is generally used only when it is necessary to distinguish from movies.)
- (slang) A resident of the Falkland Islands.
[edit] Translations
a period of calm or silence
photography: a non-moving photograph
slang: a resident of the Falkland Islands
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[edit] Etymology 2
Via Middle English, ultimately from Latin stilla
[edit] Noun
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still (plural stills)
- a device for distilling liquids.
- (catering) a large water boiler used to make tea and coffee.
- (catering, stills) the area in a restaurant used to make tea and coffee separate from main kitchen.
[edit] Translations
a device for distilling liquids
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Catering, stills: Area in restaurant used to make tea and coffee separate from main kitchen
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[edit] See also
[edit] Etymology 3
[edit] Verb
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to still (third-person singular simple present stills, present participle stilling, simple past and past participle stilled)
[edit] Translations
to calm down
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[edit] German
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Adjective
still (comparative stiller, superlative am stillsten)
[edit] Adverb
still
[edit] Norwegian
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still
- imperative of stille (to set)
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