Stilling

Still  (stl), Andrew Taylor 1828-1917.

American physician who founded osteopathy (1874).

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still ¹  (stl)

adj. still·er, still·est

1. Free of sound.

2. Low in sound; hushed or subdued.

3. Not moving or in motion.

4. Free from disturbance, agitation, or commotion.

5. Free from a noticeable current: a still pond; still waters.

6. Not carbonated; lacking effervescence: a still wine.

7. Of or relating to a single or static photograph as opposed to a movie.

n.

1. Silence; quiet: the still of the night.

2. A still photograph, especially one taken from a scene of a movie and used for promotional purposes.

3. A still-life picture.

adv.

1. Without movement; motionlessly: stand still.

2.

a. At the present time; for the present: We are still waiting.

b. Up to or at a specified time; yet: still had not made up her mind.

c. At a future time; eventually: may still see the error of his ways.

3. In increasing amount or degree; even: and still further complaints.

4. In addition; besides: had still another helping.

5. All the same; nevertheless.

v. stilled, still·ing, stills

v.tr.

1. To make still or tranquil.

2. To make quiet; silence.

3. To make motionless.

4. To allay; calm: The parents stilled their child's fears of the dark.

v.intr.

To become still.

Idiom:

still and all

Informal After taking everything into consideration; nevertheless; however: Still and all, our objective can be achieved.

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[Middle English, from Old English stille; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: still¹, quiet, silent, noiseless, soundless
These adjectives mean marked by or making no sound, noise, or movement. Still implies lack of motion or disturbance and often connotes rest or tranquillity: "But after tempest . . . /There came a day as still as heaven" (Tennyson).
Quiet suggests the absence of bustle, tumult, or agitation: "life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few" (John Ruskin).
Silent can suggest a profound hush: "I like the silent church before the service begins" (Ralph Waldo Emerson).
Noiseless and soundless imply the absence of disturbing sound: "th' inaudible and noiseless foot of time" (Shakespeare). "the soundless footsteps on the grass" (John Galsworthy).

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still ²  (stl)

n.

1. An apparatus for distilling liquids, such as alcohols, consisting of a vessel in which the substance is vaporized by heat and a cooling device in which the vapor is condensed.

2. A distillery.

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[From Middle English stillen, to distill, from distillen; see distill.]