still water
Water without current
Still water is water without carbonation or effervescence—tap water, bottled spring water, or any water that isn't sparkling or fizzy.
At restaurants, the server may ask Still or sparkling?
The phrase also describes calm, motionless water in lakes or pools, as in the proverb Still waters run deep, suggesting that quiet people may have hidden depths.
Calm, undisturbed
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- glassySmooth and shiny
- mirrorlikeHighly reflective surface
- unruffledEmotionally undisturbed, placid
motionless · undisturbed · limpid · stagnant · smooth · flat · waveless · becalmed
Collective fund or basin
- pondSmall still body
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- basinConcave water receptacle
cistern · well · aquifer · groundwater · tarn · mere · lagoon · cenote
Stored in glass vessels
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- filteredScreened to remove contaminants
- sparklingEmitting small bright flashes
flat · Evian · Perrier · Fiji · Voss · potable · purified · artesian
Reflective viewing surface
- glassySmooth and shiny
- imageVisual or mental likeness
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
sky · clouds · trees · ripple · distortion · clarity · double · inverted
Sustained reflective attention
- meditationFocused attention practice
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
proverb · depths · hidden · mysterious · deceiving · danger · undercurrent · secrets
placid
Calm, undisturbed
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- glassySmooth and shiny
- mirrorlikeHighly reflective surface
unruffled · motionless · undisturbed · limpid · stagnant · smooth · flat · waveless · becalmed · millpond
pool
Collective fund or basin
basin · cistern · well · aquifer · groundwater · tarn · mere · lagoon · cenote · billabong
bottled
Stored in glass vessels
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- filteredScreened to remove contaminants
sparkling · flat · Evian · Perrier · Fiji · Voss · potable · purified · artesian · refreshment
mirror
Reflective viewing surface
surface · sky · clouds · trees · ripple · distortion · clarity · double · inverted · shimmering
contemplation
Sustained reflective attention
- meditationFocused attention practice
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
peace · proverb · depths · hidden · mysterious · deceiving · danger · undercurrent · secrets · insight
- Bottled WaterPerrier, Evian, San Pellegrino, natural spring, Fiji
- Water Conditionsvisibility, turbidity, current, tide, salinity
- drinking watersip, gulp, swallow, drink, cup
- peaceful scenerycalm sea, gentle stream, misty valley, rolling hills, alpine meadow
- swampalligator, bayou, bald cypress, cattail, cottonmouth
- swampsbayou, bayous, bald cypress, cypress swamps, alligators
still waterrapids
Turbulent river section
rushing water · whitewater · running water · moving water · cascading water
still waterchoppy water
Turbulent with small waves
stormy seas · whitecaps · rough seas · waves · breakers
still watersparkling water
Carbonated, unflavored drink
carbonated water · fizzy water · soda water · seltzer · mineral water
still, water, stillness, waters, instill, distill, distilled, distillation, stillest