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Definition of still adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

still

adjective
 
 
/stɪl/
 
/stɪl/
Idioms
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  1.  
     not moving; calm and quiet
    • A fallen tree floated in the still water.
    • Keep still while I brush your hair.
    • The kids found it hard to stay still.
    • Can't you sit still?
    • We stayed in a village where time has stood still (= life has not changed for many years).
    see also stock-still
    Extra Examples
    • Hold still a minute while I pin your dress up.
    • I held the cat still while the vet gave the injection.
    • Please sit still!
    • Suddenly everything went still.
    • Hold the ladder still while I try to get over the wall.
    • I wish you'd keep still.
    • Keep your head still.
    • Stand still when I'm talking to you!
    • Stay absolutely still.
    • The cat remained perfectly still.
    • The surface of the lake was calm and still.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • go
    • …
    adverb
    • very
    • completely
    • strangely
    • …
    See full entry
  2. [not before noun] a still photograph or image does not move, in contrast to a moving image from a film or video
    • At this time cinema began to influence both still photography and painting.
  3. with no wind
    • a still summer’s day
    • the still night air
    Extra Examples
    • It was a completely still, warm evening.
    • The air was strangely still and silent.
    • Her voice carried on the still air.
    • It was a still night and the tall trees stood silently against the stars.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • go
    • …
    adverb
    • very
    • completely
    • strangely
    • …
    See full entry
  4. (British English) (of a drink) not containing bubbles of gas; not fizzy
    • still mineral water
    Topics Drinksc1
    5. Word Originadjective Old English stille (adjective and adverb), stillan (verb), of West Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘be fixed, stand’.
Idioms
a/the still small voice
  1. (literary) the voice of God or your conscience, that tells you to do what is morally right
still waters run deep
  1. (saying) a person who seems to be quiet or shy may surprise you by knowing a lot or having deep feelings
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