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Noun still has 4 senses
- still - a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes); "he wanted some stills for a magazine ad"
--1 is a kind of photograph, photo, exposure, pic
- hush, stillness, still - (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"
--2 is a kind of silence, quiet
- 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
--3 is a kind of apparatus, setup
--3 has part: condenser; retort
--3 has particulars: Coffey still
- distillery, still - a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
--4 is a kind of plant, works, industrial plant
--4 has parts: Coffey still
--4 has particulars: brewery; winery, wine maker
Verb still has 4 senses
- calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
--1 is one way to comfort, soothe, console, solace
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
--2 is one way to suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- still, allay, relieve, ease - lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
--3 is one way to comfort, soothe, console, solace
Sample sentence:
The good news will still her
- still - make motionless
--4 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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