stock-still

[ stok-stil ]

/ ˈstɒkˈstɪl /

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adjective

completely still; motionless.

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Origin of stock-still

First recorded in 1425–75, stock-still is from late Middle English stok still. See stock, still¹

Words nearby stock-still

stock-route, stocks, stock saddle, stock shot, stock solution, stock-still, stocktaking, stock ticker, Stockton, Stockton-on-Tees, stock unit

How to use stock-still in a sentence

Domestically, the prime minister maintains the dubious line that he is the only man who can keep the still-fragile peace.
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Genetics alone does not an eating disorder make, generally speaking, and Bulik points out that environment still plays a role.
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Many young people are still shedding the ignorance of our parents.
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Drugeon survived an airstrike last year and is believed to be still at large, officials have said.
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That fantasy, however, is still heavily regimented by all sorts of norms.
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Joe looked at her with a smile, his face still solemn and serious for all its youth and the fires of new-lit hope behind his eyes.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
The aged woman made no reply; her eyes still studied Ramona's face, and she still held her hand.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
As there are still many varieties of the plant grown in America, so there doubtless was when cultivated by the Indians.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
"Better so," was the Senora's sole reply; and she fell again into still deeper, more perplexed thought about the hidden treasure.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Few people, I think, realize that, and fewer still realize the reasonable consequences of that.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

British Dictionary definitions for stock-still

stock-still

adverb

absolutely still; motionless

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