Still

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adv Constant; continual.

II. Still ·noun A steep hill or ascent.

III. Still ·vt To cause to fall by drops.

IV. Still ·adj In the future as now and before.

V. Still ·adj After that; after what is stated.

VI. Still ·v A house where liquors are distilled; a distillery.

VII. Still ·adv Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.

VIII. Still ·adv Not effervescing; not sparkling; as, still wines.

IX. Still ·adj To stop, as noise; to Silence.

X. Still ·noun Freedom from noise; calm; silence; as, the still of midnight.

XI. Still ·vi To drop, or flow in drops; to Distill.

XII. Still ·adv Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.

XIII. Still ·adv Uttering no sound; silent; as, the audience is still; the animals are still.

XIV. Still ·adj In an increasing or additional degree; even more;

— much used with comparatives.

XV. Still ·adj To this time; until and during the time now present; now no less than before; yet.

XVI. Still ·adj In continuation by successive or repeated acts; always; ever; constantly; uniformly.

XVII. Still ·adv Not disturbed by noise or agitation; quiet; calm; as, a still evening; a still atmosphere.

XVIII. Still ·vt To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to Distill.

XIX. Still ·adj To stop, as motion or agitation; to cause to become quiet, or comparatively quiet; to check the agitation of; as, to still the raging sea.

XX. Still ·adj To Appease; to Calm; to quiet, as tumult, agitation, or excitement; as, to still the passions.

XXI. Still ·adj Notwithstanding what has been said or done; in spite of what has occured; nevertheless;

— sometimes used as a conjunction. ·see Synonym of But.

XXII. Still ·v A vessel, boiler, or copper used in the distillation of liquids; specifically, one used for the distillation of alcoholic liquors; a retort. The name is sometimes applied to the whole apparatus used in in vaporization and condensation.

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