still1
adj.
- not moving.
▸(of air or water) undisturbed by wind, sound, or current.
- Brit. (of a drink) not effervescent.
n.
- a state of deep and quiet calm:
the still of the night.
- a photograph or a single shot from a cinema film.
adv.
- even now or at a particular time:
it was still raining.
- nevertheless.
- even (used with comparatives for emphasis):
better still.
v.
make or become still.
Derivative
Etymology
OE stille (adj. and adv.), stillan (v.), of W. Gmc origin, from a base meaning ‘be fixed, stand’.
still2
n.
an apparatus for distilling alcoholic drinks such as whisky.
Etymology
C16: from the rare verb still ‘extract by distillation’, shortening of distil.