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- pronunciation:
- stIl
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, adverb, conjunction, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
stiller, stillest |
| definition 1: |
not moving; stationary.
- synonyms:
- static, stationary
- antonyms:
- ambulant, moving
- similar words:
- calm, immobile, impassive, inert, motionless, quiet, standing, stock-still, stopped, stuck, unmoving
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| definition 2: |
making or having no sound; silent.
- synonyms:
- noiseless, silent, soundless
- antonyms:
- noisy
- similar words:
- dumb, mum, mute, quiet
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| definition 3: |
muted in sound; quiet; hushed.
- synonyms:
- quiet
- antonyms:
- noisy
- similar words:
- dim, faint, hushed, low, murmuring, mute, muted, soft, subdued, whispered
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| definition 4: |
free of disturbance or turbulence; calm.
a still lake- synonyms:
- calm, placid, sedate, tranquil
- antonyms:
- turbulent, windy
- similar words:
- composed, limpid, pacific, peaceful, quiet, serene, smooth, unruffled, untroubled
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| related words: |
asleep, dormant, inactive, passive, restful, tranquil |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
calm; quiet; silence.
- synonyms:
- calm, quiet, silence
- antonyms:
- hubbub, noise
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| definition 2: |
a single photograph, esp. one taken from a motion picture film.
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| related words: |
peace |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
stiller, stillest |
| definition 1: |
neither moving nor making sound.
Be still. |
| definition 2: |
at a specified time; as previously; yet.
They still live with their parents.- similar words:
- as yet
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| definition 3: |
despite that; nonetheless; yet.
He may be sick, but he still needs to exercise.- synonyms:
- nevertheless, nonetheless
- similar words:
- all the same, however
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| definition 4: |
to an even greater extent.
Fame is good, but fortune is better still.- synonyms:
- yet
- similar words:
- even
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| part of speech: |
conjunction |
| definition: |
and yet; nevertheless.
- synonyms:
- yet
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
stills, stilling, stilled |
| definition 1: |
to cause to be quiet or tranquil; subdue.
- synonyms:
- hush, moderate, quiet, subdue
- antonyms:
- agitate, frenzy, stir
- similar words:
- abate, allay, assuage, calm, compose, dampen, deaden, diminish, dull, gentle, mollify, pacify, silence, smooth, suppress, temper
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| definition 2: |
to cause to stop moving.
- synonyms:
- damp, stop
- similar words:
- check, curb, idle, interrupt, muffle, mute, quash, quell, restrain, settle, stifle, subdue
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| related words: |
hush, quiet |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become still.
- synonyms:
- calm, hush, quiet
- similar words:
- abate, diminish, lessen, lull, soften, subside
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| related words: |
quiet |
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