Word Meaning

stills definition and meaning

adv. Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.
adv. Uttering no sound; silent; as, the audience is still; the animals are still.
adv. Not disturbed by noise or agitation; quiet; calm; as, a still evening; a still atmosphere.
adv. Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.
adv. Constant; continual.
adv. Not effervescing; not sparkling; as, still wines.
n. Freedom from noise; calm; silence; as, the still of midnight.
n. A steep hill or ascent.
a. To this time; until and during the time now present; now no less than before; yet.
a. In the future as now and before.
a. In continuation by successive or repeated acts; always; ever; constantly; uniformly.
a. In an increasing or additional degree; even more; -- much used with comparatives.
a. Notwithstanding what has been said or done; in spite of what has occured; nevertheless; -- sometimes used as a conjunction. See Synonym of But.
a. After that; after what is stated.
a. 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.
a. To stop, as noise; to silence.
a. To appease; to calm; to quiet, as tumult, agitation, or excitement; as, to still the passions.
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.
v. A house where liquors are distilled; a distillery.
v. t. To cause to fall by drops.
v. t. To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill.
v. i. To drop, or flow in drops; to distill.

Crossword clues for stills

- ... waters run deep
- Even so
- Flat (waters)
- Idle
- Immobile
- in spite of everything
- Inactive
- Motionless
- Nevertheless, good man gets sick
- Painting of objects, ... life
- Placid (waters)
- Quiet
- Single shot
- Static
- Stationary
- Stationary alcohol producer
- Stillness
- Unmoving
- Photographs
- Static photographs