ENGLISH: still - CREOLE: toujou



Overview of noun still



The noun still has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (2) still -- (a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes); "he wanted some stills for a magazine ad")

2. hush, stillness, still -- ((poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night")

3. still -- (an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed)

4. distillery, still -- (a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation)



Overview of verb still



The verb still has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (1) calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still -- (make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear")

2. (1) hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up -- (cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!")

3. still, allay, relieve, ease -- (lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears")

4. still -- (make motionless)



Overview of adj still



The adj still has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)



1. (16) inactive, motionless, static, still -- (not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest")

2. (9) silent, soundless, still -- (marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still")

3. (3) placid, quiet, still, tranquil, smooth, unruffled -- ((of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water")

4. (2) still -- (used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion; "a still photograph"; "Cezanne's still life of apples")

5. still, noneffervescent -- (not sparkling; "a still wine"; "still mineral water")

6. still -- (free from noticeable current; "a still pond"; "still waters run deep")



Overview of adv still



The adv still has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)



1. (546) still -- (with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation; "it's still warm outside"; "will you still love me when we're old and grey?")

2. (180) however, nevertheless, withal, still, yet, all the same, even so, nonetheless, notwithstanding -- (despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go")

3. (77) even, yet, still -- (to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons; "looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved"; "a yet sadder tale")

4. (10) still, stock-still -- (without moving or making a sound; "he sat still as a statue"; "time stood still"; "they waited stock-still outside the door"; "he couldn't hold still any longer")

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