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still¹ adj 1 motionless; inactive; silent. 2 quiet and calm; tranquil. 3 said of a drink: not having escaping bubbles of carbon dioxide. Compare sparkling. adverb 1 continuing as before, now or at some future time • Do you still live in Edinburgh? 2 up to the present time, or the time in question; yet • I still don't understand. 3 even then; nevertheless • knows the dangers but still continues to smoke. 4 quietly and without movement • sit still. 5 to a greater degree; even • older still. verb (stilled, stilling) 1 tr & intr to make or become still, silent, etc. 2 to calm, appease, or put an end to something • Hugh's admission stilled the rumours. noun 1 stillness; tranquillity • the still of the countryside. 2 a photograph, especially of an actor in, or a scene from, a cinema film, used for publicity purposes. stillness noun.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon stille.

still² noun an apparatus for the distillation of alcoholic spirit.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from still¹ verb 1.