Definition of still

• 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.