Still
A proper noun
Still connects to the absence of motion or change.
Water is still when calm and unmoving.
A still night has no wind.
To sit still is to remain motionless.
As an adverb, still indicates continuation despite expectation: She's still working on it, I still don't understand.
It can also mean even or yet: still more trouble, better still.
A still is also equipment for distilling liquor, from a different source—a shortened form of distillery.
Still, or eventually
- neverthelessDespite what preceded
- nonethelessDespite what preceded
- howeverIntroduces a contrasting point
- even nowAt present, surprisingly
to this day · persistently · ongoing · remaining · enduring · unresolved · lingering · perpetually
Not in motion
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- immobileUnable to shift
- unmovingLacking any motion
- staticWithout motion or change
fixed · rooted · paralyzed · rigid · inert · suspended · halted · stagnant
Illegally distilled spirits
- whiskeyOak-aged grain spirit
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- condenserDevice that liquefies gases
fermentation · mash · alembic · hooch · liquor · spirits · homebrew · Prohibition
Supporting outer structure
- snapshotInformal photograph taken quickly
- photographImage from a camera
- freeze-frameHalted motion picture image
- shotQuick liquor serving
image · capture · portrait · tableau · posed · candid · behind-the-scenes · contact sheet
yet
Still, or eventually
- neverthelessDespite what preceded
- nonethelessDespite what preceded
- howeverIntroduces a contrasting point
even now · to this day · persistently · ongoing · remaining · enduring · unresolved · lingering · perpetually · constantly
stationary
Not in motion
static · fixed · rooted · paralyzed · rigid · inert · suspended · halted · stagnant · petrified
moonshine
Illegally distilled spirits
condenser · fermentation · mash · alembic · hooch · liquor · spirits · homebrew · Prohibition · bathtub gin
frame
Supporting outer structure
- snapshotInformal photograph taken quickly
- photographImage from a camera
- freeze-frameHalted motion picture image
shot · image · capture · portrait · tableau · posed · candid · behind-the-scenes · contact sheet
peaceful
Free from disturbance
placid · undisturbed · hushed · silent · soundless · restful · composed · unruffled · settled · windless
quieter
More subdued in volume
further · increasingly · deeper · greater
- Modern ArtistsPicasso, Pablo Picasso, Matisse, Pollock, Warhol
- Abstract ArtistsPiet Mondrian, Kazimir Malevich, Mark Rothko, Kandinsky, Mondrian
- hold stillRemain without moving
- sit stillRemain motionless and calm
- be still my heartIronic romantic exclamation
- standing stillAbsence of motion
- sitting stillSeated without movement
- stand stillCease all movement
stills, stilled, stilling, stiller, stillest, stillness, stillborn, stillbirth, instill