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stilled
We have found lemma(root) word of stilled : still.
Definitions
[stɪl], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- not moving or making a sound
(e.g: the still body of the young man)
Phrases:
- still and all
- still small voice
- still waters run deep
Origin
:
Old English stille (adjective and adverb), stillan (verb), of West Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘be fixed, stand’
[stɪl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- deep silence and calm; stillness
(e.g: the still of the night)
- an ordinary static photograph as opposed to a motion picture, especially a single shot from a cinema film
(e.g: film stills)
Phrases:
- still and all
- still small voice
- still waters run deep
Origin
:
Old English stille (adjective and adverb), stillan (verb), of West Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘be fixed, stand’
[stɪl], (Adverb)
Definitions:
- up to and including the present or the time mentioned; even now (or then) as formerly
(e.g: he still lives with his mother)
- nevertheless; all the same
(e.g: I'm afraid he's crazy. Still, he's harmless)
- even (used with comparatives for emphasis)
(e.g: write, or better still, type, captions for the pictures)
Phrases:
- still and all
- still small voice
- still waters run deep
Origin
:
Old English stille (adjective and adverb), stillan (verb), of West Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘be fixed, stand’
[stɪl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- make or become still; quieten
(e.g: she raised her hand, stilling Erica's protests)
Phrases:
- still and all
- still small voice
- still waters run deep
Origin
:
Old English stille (adjective and adverb), stillan (verb), of West Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘be fixed, stand’
[stɪl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an apparatus for distilling alcoholic drinks such as whisky
(e.g: the fermented solution is moved into large copper stills for the distilling)
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 16th century: from the rare verb still ‘extract by distillation’, shortening of distil
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