still
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1.0
- adjective
- /stɪl/
- He was very still.
- sit still
- hold still
- stand still
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Watch on YouTubeTrees are very still, plants are very still.
- Trees are very still, plants are very still.
- Through them, standing very still, wondering, wistful, waiting.
- In those few words, be still meaning.
- But there's a great power to being still in the frame.
- And when it's still, it's really still, it's not exhausted.
Examples
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In the early morning, the lake was perfectly still, reflecting the trees around it like a mirror.
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Stay as still as you can be, sir.
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It's it's about being still and being OK with being still.
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The body is is still, the eyes are closed.
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Trees are very still, plants are very still.
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If we just stay really still, we can make this work.
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I mean, look at how still he was during this meeting.
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Now, you just lie very still.
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The night brings a clear, still air with a hard frost.
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The only respite for sufferers is to lie still in a dark room.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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1.0
Not making much noise
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1.0
Not making any sound
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1.0
A surface that is even and not rough
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3.8
Not moving or changing over time
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2.9
Not moving and staying in one place
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3.0
Completely still with no movement, like a statue
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4.6
Calm and peaceful without noise or movement
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2.4
Someone or something that is quiet and still and not moving
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5.0
Calm and not easily upset, like a quiet lake
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5.5
Not moving and without the energy or will to act
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2.3
Not moving and not showing much physical or mental energy
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4.0
Not making any sound
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6.2
Not moving at all
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5.7
Completely quiet with no sound at all
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5.3
Still water with no wind or waves
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9.9
A quiet, peaceful time or place with very little sound
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Archaic
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9.9
A small room near the kitchen where drinks and preserves are made and stored
- Jargon
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8.1
A way of hunting where the hunter moves very quietly or waits in one spot to surprise animals
- Specialized
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9.6
A machine that runs without stopping to separate alcohol from fermented grain or fruit to make spirits like whisky
How Still
Surface Forms
Etymology
Still meaning 'not moving or making a sound' comes from an old word for 'quiet' and 'motionless', the same idea behind stillness, so a person who is still is perfectly calm and does not move.