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First, you're obviously still needed to help their raise funds.

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Quick take

a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes); "he wanted some stills for a magazine ad"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of still gathered in one view.

noun

a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes); "he wanted some stills for a magazine ad"

noun

(poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"

noun

an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for still.

noun

a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes); "he wanted some stills for a magazine ad"

noun

(poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"

noun

an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed

noun

a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation

verb

make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

verb

cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"

verb

lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"

verb

make motionless

adjective

not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest"

adjective

marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"

adjective

(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water"

See also: placid, quiet, tranquil, smooth, unruffled

adjective

used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion; "a still photograph"; "Cezanne's still life of apples"

adjective

not sparkling; "a still wine"; "still mineral water"

adjective

free from noticeable current; "a still pond"; "still waters run deep"

adverb

with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation; "it's still warm outside"; "will you still love me when we're old and grey?"

adverb

despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go"

adverb

to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons; "looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved"; "a yet sadder tale"

adverb

without moving or making a sound; "he sat still as a statue"; "time stood still"; "they waited stock-still outside the door"; "he couldn't hold still any longer"

Example sentences

First, you're obviously still needed to help their raise funds.

* If they were in your name, well, that sucks, but still nobody is coming for your house.

Had they not squeezed me out, no doubt I'd still be hanging on trying to turn things around.

The company can fail, but if you come out of it better than you came in, you still succeeded.

"Whoever you are, you still have a chance to act in the interest of helping this community.

If after following steps 1-5 you're still not quite homeless, then it's time for some more data collection.

I mean, they're still afraid of that; it's pretty much part of daily life there, working for the Dread Pirate Bezos and all.

But they're still good ideas, both empirically and morally.

It still allows everyone reading the two comments to know that they're both generally good advice.

As a student who did not cheat, worked very hard, and still received a relatively low grade in your class, theres nothing more infuriating.

The signal-to-noise ratio has dropped slightly compared to when I started reading about four years ago, but this is still a great place for technical discussion.

If you are burned out, you might still be able to feel the joy and excitement briefly at the start of a project/idea, but they will fade quickly as the reality of day-to-day work sets in.

It is still an art of software writing to try to automate listening to a learner's pronunciation for appropriate feedback on accuracy of pronunciation.

But when your service says "oh yes, I'm fine", it may well be the case that the only thing still functioning in the server is the little component that knows how to say "I'm fine, roger roger, over and out" in a cheery droid voice.

For example, adaptive clinical trials have been known to be theoretically superior to the Phase I/II/III design for 15 years, yet are still in limbo[1] at the FDA; their proponents are still banned from trying them out.

Indeed, GoT-broadcast-to-top-of-TPB time is counted in a couple of hours; so why do they try to push those technologies still?The answer is probably because the main goal of DRM is to control distribution channels, not copy-prevention.

This one isn't showcased so strongly - this isn't a pressing issue by any measure - but they still took the time to respond to it and make a brief, informative, and actually engaging video about it, without some external "we screwed up, sorry" event.

It's the kind of language a lawyer would use to qualify a patent clause.- We do not provide direct access to our servers.- We do not provide direct access nor is there a backdoor.- O, but we do still pipe all of your data to external NSA servers.

This is still a board for entrepreneurs before it is a board for hackers, but some of the more out-there John Galt type stuff will now get picked apart and downvoted, or even just ignored, where before you either clucked your tongue in agreement, remained silent, or donned your flame suit.