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Idioms about still

    still and all, nonetheless; even with everything considered: Even though you dislike us, still and all you should be polite.

Origin of still

1
First recorded before 900; Middle English adjective and adverbstill(e), Old English stille; Middle English noun stille “calm (after a storm),” derivative of the adjective; Middle English verb stillen, stil(le) “to be, fall, or remain silent,” Old English stillan; conjunction derivative of the adverb; akin to German still (adjective), stille (adverb), stillen (verb), Dutch stil (adjective and adverb), stillen (verb); see stall1

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2. Still, quiet, hushed, noiseless, silent indicate the absence of noise and of excitement or activity accompanied by sound. Still indicates the absence of sound or movement: The house was still. Quiet implies relative freedom from noise, activity, or excitement: a quiet engine; a quiet vacation. Hushed implies the suppression of sound or noise: a hushed whisper. Noiseless and silent characterize that which does not reveal its presence or movement by any sound: a noiseless footstep; silent dissent.

Other definitions for still (2 of 3)

still2
[ stil ]
/ stɪl /

noun
a distilling apparatus, consisting of a vessel in which a liquid is heated and vaporized and a cooling device or coil for condensing the vapor.
verb (used with or without object)
to distill.

Origin of still

2
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English verb stillen, variant of distillen to distill

Other definitions for still (3 of 3)

Still
[ stil ]
/ stɪl /

noun
Andrew Taylor, 1828–1917, U.S. founder of osteopathy.
William Grant, 1895–1978, U.S. composer.
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British Dictionary definitions for still (1 of 2)

Derived forms of still

stillness, noun

Word Origin for still

Old English stille; related to Old Saxon, Old High German stilli, Dutch stollen to curdle, Sanskrit sthānús immobile

British Dictionary definitions for still (2 of 2)

still2
/ (stɪl) /

noun
an apparatus for carrying out distillation, consisting of a vessel in which a mixture is heated, a condenser to turn the vapour back to liquid, and a receiver to hold the distilled liquid, used esp in the manufacture of spirits
a place where spirits are made; distillery

Word Origin for still

C16: from Old French stiller to drip, from Latin stillāre, from stilla a drip; see distil
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