| Sounds | stih'l | |
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| Rhymes | Advil ... zill: 103 rhymes with ihl... | |
| Meaning | not in physical motion / motion. | |
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| Synonyms | inactive, motionless, static | |
| Broader | nonmoving, unmoving | not in motion |
| Spanish | estático, inactivo, inmóvil, parado, quedo, quieto | |
| Catalan | estàtic, immòbil, inactiu, parat, quiet | |
| Nouns | stillness | a state of no motion / motion or movement |
| Adverbs | still | without moving or making a sound |
| Meaning | marked by absence of sound. | |
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| Example | "the night was still" | |
| Synonyms | silent, soundless | |
| Broader | quiet | Free of noise or uproar |
| Spanish | silencioso | |
| Catalan | insonor | |
| Nouns | stillness | (poetic) tranquil silence |
| Meaning | (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves. | |
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| Example | "scarcely a ripple on the still water" | |
| Synonyms | placid, quiet, tranquil, smooth, unruffled | |
| Broader | calm | (of weather) free from storm or wind |
| Spanish | apacible, calmado, calmo, plácido, quieto, sereno, sosegado, tranquilo | |
| Catalan | assossegat, calmat, plàcid, quiet, serè, tranquil | |
| Nouns | stillness | calmness without winds |
| Meaning | Used of pictures / pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion / motion; or representing objects not capable of motion / motion. | |
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| Opposite | moving | Used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion |
| Spanish | estático | |
| Nouns | stillness | a state of no motion / motion or movement |
| Meaning | not sparkling. | |
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| Synonym | noneffervescent | |
| Opposite | sparkling, effervescent | Used of wines and waters |
| Spanish | no efervescente, quieto, sin gas | |
| Meaning | Free from noticeable / noticeable current. | |
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| Broader | standing | (of fluids) not moving or flowing |
| Nouns | stillness | calmness without winds |
| stillness | a state of no motion / motion or movement | |
| Meaning | A static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes). | |
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| Example | "he wanted some stills for a magazine ad" | |
| Broader | photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic | A representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide |
| Spanish | fotograma | |
| Catalan | fotograma | |
| Meaning | (poetic) tranquil silence. | |
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| Example | "the still of the night" | |
| Synonyms | hush, stillness | |
| Category | poetry, poesy, verse | literature in metrical form |
| Broader | silence, quiet | The absence of sound |
| Spanish | calma, quietud, silencio, tranquilidad | |
| Catalan | calma, quietud, tranquil·litat | |
| Verbs | still | cause to be quiet or not talk / talk |
| still | make calm or still | |
| still | lessen the intensity of or calm | |
| Meaning | An apparatus used for the distillation of liquids / liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed. | |
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| Parts | condenser | An apparatus that converts vapor into liquid / liquid |
| retort | A vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat | |
| Narrower | Coffey still | A still consisting of an apparatus for the fractional distillation of ethanol from fermentation on an industrial scale |
| Broader | apparatus, setup | equipment designed to serve a specific function |
| Meaning | A plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation. | |
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| Synonym | distillery | |
| Parts | Coffey still | A still consisting of an apparatus for the fractional distillation of ethanol from fermentation on an industrial scale |
| Broader | plant, works, industrial plant | buildings for carrying on industrial labor |
| Spanish | alcoholera, destilatorio, destilería | |
| Catalan | destil·leria, destilleria, fassina | |
| Meaning | With reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation. | |
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| Opposite | no longer, no more | not now |
| Spanish | todavía | |
| Meaning | Despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession / concession). | |
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| Example | "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go" | |
| Synonyms | however, nevertheless, withal, yet, all the same, even so, nonetheless, notwithstanding, at the same time | |
| Spanish | no obstante | |
| Catalan | de tota manera, nogensmenys, no obstant això, no obstant, tanmateix, tot i això | |
| Meaning | To a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons. | |
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| Synonyms | even, yet | |
| Spanish | aún, peor, todavía, ya | |
| Meaning | Without moving or making a sound. | |
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| Synonym | stock-still | |
| Spanish | estáticamente | |
| Adjectives | still | not in physical motion / motion |
| Meaning | make calm or still. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull | |
| Narrower | compose | calm (someone, especially oneself) |
| lull | calm by deception | |
| pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle | Cause to be more favorably inclined | |
| reassure, assure | Cause to feel sure | |
| Broader | comfort, soothe, console, solace | Give moral or emotional strength to |
| Opposite | agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up | Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused |
| Spanish | aquietar, callar, calmar, serenar, tranquilizar | |
| Catalan | aquietar, asserenar, calmar, tranquil·litzar | |
| Nouns | still | (poetic) tranquil silence |
| Meaning | Cause to be quiet or not talk / talk. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | hush, quieten, silence, shut up, hush up | |
| Cause to | hush | Become quiet or still |
| Narrower | gag, muzzle | prevent from speaking out |
| lull, calm down | Become quiet or less intensive | |
| shout down | silence or overwhelm by shouting | |
| shush | silence (someone) by uttering 'shush!' | |
| Broader | suppress, stamp down, subdue, conquer | To put down by force or authority |
| Opposite | louden | Cause to become loud |
| Similar to | quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down | Become quiet or quieter |
| Spanish | acallar, callar, calmar, silenciar | |
| Catalan | apaivagar, aquietar, assossegar, callar, calmar, emmudir, silenciar | |
| Nouns | still | (poetic) tranquil silence |
| Meaning | lessen the intensity of or calm. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | The good news will still her | |
| Example | "still the fears" | |
| Synonyms | allay, relieve, ease | |
| Narrower | abreact | Discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization |
| Broader | comfort, soothe, console, solace | Give moral or emotional strength to |
| Spanish | aliviar, apaciguar, aquietar, calmar, disipar, laxar, salvar, tranquilizar | |
| Catalan | alleugerir, alleujar, calmar, dissipar, laxar, salvar, tranquil·litzar | |
| Nouns | still | (poetic) tranquil silence |
| Meaning | make motionless. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | inmobilizar | |
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