Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (adv.) Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still. 2. (adv.) Uttering no sound; silent; as, the audience is still; the animals are still. 3. (adv.) Not disturbed by noise or agitation; quiet; calm; as, a still evening; a still atmosphere. 4. (adv.) Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low. 5. (adv.) Constant; continual. 6. (adv.) Not effervescing; not sparkling; as, still wines. 7. (n.) Freedom from noise; calm; silence; as, the still of midnight. 8. (n.) A steep hill or ascent. 9. (v.) To this time; until and during the time now present; now no less than before; yet. 10. (a.) In the future as now and before. 11. (a.) In continuation by successive or repeated acts; always; ever; constantly; uniformly. 12. (a.) In an increasing or additional degree; even more; -- much used with comparatives. 13. (a.) Notwithstanding what has been said or done; in spite of what has occurred; nevertheless; -- sometimes used as a conjunction. See Synonym of But. 14. (a.) After that; after what is stated. 15. (v.) 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. 16. (v.) To stop, as noise; to silence. 17. (v.) To appease; to calm; to quiet, as tumult, agitation, or excitement; as, to still the passions. 18. (n.) 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 vaporization and condensation. 19. (n.) A house where liquors are distilled; a distillery. 20. (v. t.) To cause to fall by drops. 21. (v. t.) To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigerator; to distill. 22. (v. i.) To drop, or flow in drops; to distill.
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