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Still
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(adv.) Constant; continual.
(2):
(adv.) Not effervescing; not sparkling; as, still wines.
(3):
(n.) Freedom from noise; calm; silence; as, the still of midnight.
(4):
(v. i.) To drop, or flow in drops; to distill.
(5):
(v. t.) To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill.
(6):
(v.) A house where liquors are distilled; a distillery.
(7):
(v. t.) To cause to fall by drops.
(8):
(adv.) Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.
(9):
(adv.) Uttering no sound; silent; as, the audience is still; the animals are still.
(10):
(adv.) Not disturbed by noise or agitation; quiet; calm; as, a still evening; a still atmosphere.
(11):
(adv.) Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.
(12):
(a.) To stop, as noise; to silence.
(13):
(a.) In an increasing or additional degree; even more; - much used with comparatives.
(14):
(a.) In continuation by successive or repeated acts; always; ever; constantly; uniformly.
(15):
(n.) A steep hill or ascent.
(16):
(a.) To this time; until and during the time now present; now no less than before; yet.
(17):
(a.) In the future as now and before.
(18):
(a.) To appease; to calm; to quiet, as tumult, agitation, or excitement; as, to still the passions.
(19):
(a.) 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.
(20):
(a.) Notwithstanding what has been said or done; in spite of what has occured; nevertheless; - sometimes used as a conjunction. See Synonym of But.
(21):
(a.) After that; after what is stated.
(22):
(v.) 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 in vaporization and condensation.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Still'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/still.html. 1828.
