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Dictionary: still1   (stĭl) pronunciation
adj., still·er, still·est.
  1. Free of sound.
  2. Low in sound; hushed or subdued.
  3. Not moving or in motion.
  4. Free from disturbance, agitation, or commotion.
  5. Free from a noticeable current: a still pond; still waters.
  6. Not carbonated; lacking effervescence: a still wine.
  7. Of or relating to a single or static photograph as opposed to a movie.
n.
  1. Silence; quiet: the still of the night.
  2. A still photograph, especially one taken from a scene of a movie and used for promotional purposes.
  3. A still-life picture.
adv.
  1. Without movement; motionlessly: stand still.
    1. At the present time; for the present: We are still waiting.
    2. Up to or at a specified time; yet: still had not made up her mind.
    3. At a future time; eventually: may still see the error of his ways.
  2. In increasing amount or degree; even: and still further complaints.
  3. In addition; besides: had still another helping.
  4. All the same; nevertheless.

v., stilled, still·ing, stills.

v.tr.
  1. To make still or tranquil.
  2. To make quiet; silence.
  3. To make motionless.
  4. To allay; calm: The parents stilled their child's fears of the dark.
v.intr.

To become still.

idiom:

still and all

  1. InformalAfter taking everything into consideration; nevertheless; however:Still and all, our objective can be achieved. After taking everything into consideration; nevertheless; however: Still and all, our objective can be achieved.

[Middle English, from Old English stille.]

SYNONYMS   still, quiet, silent, noiseless, soundless. These adjectives mean marked by or making no sound, noise, or movement. Still implies lack of motion or disturbance and often connotes rest or tranquillity: "But after tempest . . . /There came a day as still as heaven" (Tennyson). Quiet suggests the absence of bustle, tumult, or agitation: "life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few" (John Ruskin). Silent can suggest a profound hush: "I like the silent church before the service begins" (Ralph Waldo Emerson). Noiseless and soundless imply the absence of disturbing sound: "th' inaudible and noiseless foot of time" (Shakespeare). "the soundless footsteps on the grass" (John Galsworthy).


still2 (stĭl) pronunciation
n.
  1. An apparatus for distilling liquids, such as alcohols, consisting of a vessel in which the substance is vaporized by heat and a cooling device in which the vapor is condensed.
  2. A distillery.

[From Middle English stillen, to distill, from distillen. See distill.]


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Photograph, slide, or painting showing an individual or a scene frozen in time.

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adjective

  1. Marked by, done with, or making no sound or noise: hushed, noiseless, quiet, silent, soundless, stilly. Archaic hush. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
  2. Not moving: immobile, motionless, stationary, stock-still, unmoving. See move/halt.
  3. Motionless and undisturbed: calm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, stilly, tranquil, untroubled. See calm/agitation.
  4. Marked by an absence of circulating air: airless, breathless, breezeless, windless. See breath/breathlessness.

noun

    The absence of sound or noise: hush, noiselessness, quiet, quietness, silence, soundlessness, stillness,, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

adverb

  1. In addition: additionally, also, besides, further, furthermore, item, likewise, more, moreover, too, yet. Idioms: as well, to boot. See increase/decrease.
  2. To a more extreme degree: even1, yet. See big/small/amount.
  3. In spite of a preceding event or consideration: all the same, however, nevertheless, nonetheless, yet. Informal still and all. Idioms: be that as it may. See affirm/deny/argue.

verb

  1. To cause to become silent: hush, quiet, quieten, shush, shut up, silence. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
  2. To make or become calm: allay, balm, becalm, calm (down), lull, quiet, settle, tranquilize. See calm/agitation.

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adj

Definition: calm, motionless, quiet
Antonyms: active, agitated, moving, stirred, unquiet

adj

Definition: quiet
Antonyms: noisy

n

Definition: quiet
Antonyms: commotion, disturbance, noise

v

Definition: make quiet, motionless, calm
Antonyms: agitate, disturb, irritate, move, stir up


 
still, term applied to the apparatus used in distillation, referring either to the flask in which a liquid to be distilled is evaporated, or to other pieces of equipment, or to the entire apparatus.


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Not moving. Also: Silent.

pronunciation The cat sat perfectly still like a statue.

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A still is an apparatus used to distill miscible or immiscible (eg. steam distillation) liquid mixtures by heating to selectively boil and then cooling to condense the vapor. Stills have been used to produce perfume and medicine, Water for Injection (WFI) for pharmaceutical use, generally to separate and purify different chemicals, and most famously, to produce distilled beverages containing ethyl alcohol.

Application

Swan necked copper stills in the Glenfiddich distillery
Zambian artisanal Kachasu still and cooler

Since ethyl alcohol boils at a lower temperature than water, a common application of the process of distillation is to produce strong alcoholic drinks. Usually a still used for this purpose is made of copper, since it removes sulfur-based compounds from the alcohol that would make it unpleasant to drink. Modern stills are made of stainless steel with copper innards (piping, for example, will be lined with copper along with copper plate inlays along still walls). Using this combination of metals is much cheaper as it prevents erosion of the entire vessel and lowers copper levels in the waste product (which in large distilleries is processed to become animal feed). All copper stills will require repairs about every 8 years because of copper erosion from the compounds it is designed to remove; this erosion is therefore unavoidable. The alcohol industry was the first to use anything close to a modern distillation apparatus and led the way in developing what is now a large part of the chemical industry.

There is also an increasing usage of distillation of Gin under glass and PTFE, and even at reduced pressures, to facilitate a fresher product. This is irrelevant to alcohol quality, because the process starts with triple distilled grain alcohol, and the distillation is used solely to harvest botanical flavors such as limonene and other terpene like compounds. The ethyl alcohol is relatively unchanged.

The simplest standard distillation apparatus is commonly known as a pot still, consisting of a single heated chamber and a vessel to collect purified alcohol. A pot still incorporates only one condensation, whereas other types of distillation equipment have multiple stages which result in higher purification of the more volatile component (alcohol). Pot still distillation gives an incomplete separation, but this can be desirable for the flavor of some distilled beverages.

If a purer distillate is desired, a reflux still is the most common solution. Reflux stills incorporate a fractionating column, commonly created by filling copper vessels with glass beads to maximize available surface area. As alcohol boils, condenses, and reboils through the column, the effective number of distillations greatly increases. Vodka and Gin and other neutral grain spirts are distilled by this method, then diluted to concentrations appropriate for human consumption.

Alcoholic products from home distilleries is common throughout the world, but is sometimes in violation of local statutes. The product of illegal stills in the United States is commonly referred to as moonshine and in Ireland Poteen.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - stille, tavs, rolig, ikke mousserende
n. - stille
adv. - stille, endnu, stadig, dog
v. tr. - berolige, lindre, stille, bringe til ro, bringe til tavshed
v. intr. - blive stille, falde til ro

idioms:

  • still and all    trods alt, alligevel, alt andet lige
  • still another    endnu en
  • still further    endnu længere, endnu videre
  • still less    endnu mindre
  • still life    still-leben; maleri af opstilling
  • still more    endnu mere

2.
n. - destillationsapparat, destillérkar, brændevinsbrænderi, hjemmebrænderi

Nederlands (Dutch)
nog, toch, nog steeds, alsnog, stil, onbeweeglijk, kalm, stilte, kalmte, foto, distilleer apparaat, kalmeren

Français (French)
1.
adj. - tranquille, calme, immobile
n. - tranquillité, calme, (Cin, Phot) photographie, photographie de nature morte
adv. - toujours, encore, cependant, pourtant, toutefois, néanmoins
v. tr. - faire taire, calmer
v. intr. - se calmer

idioms:

  • still and all    quand même
  • still another    encore un de plus
  • still further    encore plus
  • still less    même, beaucoup, ou encore moins
  • still life    nature morte
  • still more    toujours plus

2.
n. - alambic (pour distillerie), distillerie

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - still, ruhig, unbeweglich
n. - Stille, Standfoto, Destillierapparat
adv. - trotzdem, noch
v. - zur Ruhe bringen, stillen

idioms:

  • still and all    trotzdem
  • still another    noch einer
  • still further    noch immer weiter
  • still less    bestimmt nicht
  • still life    Stilleben
  • still more    immer mehr

2.
n. - Destillierapparat

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σιωπηλός, ήρεμος, ακύμαντος, (για ποτά) μη ανθρακούχος
adv. - ακόμα, ωστόσο, μολαταύτα
conj. - ωστόσο
n. - ακινησία, ηρεμία, βαθιά σιωπή, αποστακτήρας, λαμπίκος, καρέ ταινίας
v. - κατευνάζω, κατασιγάζω, ηρεμώ, γαληνεύω, ακινητοποιώ

idioms:

  • still and all    (καθομ.) παρ' όλα αυτά
  • still another    άλλος ένας
  • still further    ακόμα περισσότερο
  • still less    ακόμα λιγότερο
  • still life    (για έργα τέχνης) νεκρή φύση, νατίρ μορτ
  • still more    ακόμα περισσότερο

Italiano (Italian)
eppure, tuttora, tuttavia, calma, quieto, silenzioso, fermo, immobile

idioms:

  • still and all    tutto considerato
  • still another    ancora un/uno/una
  • still further    ancor più
  • still life    natura morta
  • still more    ulteriore/i

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - imóvel, tranqüilo
adv. - ainda, sempre
conj. - contudo
n. - tranqüilidade (f)
v. - acalmar

idioms:

  • still and all    ainda assim
  • still another    ainda mais
  • still further    ainda mais
  • still life    natureza morta
  • still more    além disso ainda

Русский (Russian)
спокойный, безмолвный, негромкий, спокойно, неподвижно, утихомиривать, успокаивать, утолять, перегонять, до сих пор, по-прежнему, еще (в сравнении), кроме того, еще, однако, тишина, фотоснимок, рекламный кадр, перегонный куб, винокуренный завод

idioms:

  • still and all    несмотря на все это, при всех условиях, во всяком случае
  • still another    еще один
  • still further    еще дальше
  • still life    натюрморт
  • still more    еще больше

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - silencioso, tranquilo, sosegado, inmóvil, quieto, quedo, apacible, mudo, suave, muerto, inanimado
n. - silencio, tranquilidad, quietud, silencioso, alambique
adv. - aún, todavía, continuamente, constantemente, sin cesar
v. tr. - acallar, hacer callar, aquietar, calmar, apaciguar, detener, parar
v. intr. - calmarse, aquietarse

idioms:

  • still and all    sin embargo, no obstante
  • still another    no obstante otro, todavía otro más
  • still further    aún más allá
  • still less    menos todavía
  • still life    naturaleza muerta
  • still more    más aún

2.
n. - destilería, bodegón

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - stilla, dämpad, sakta, lugn, beständigt
adv. - tyst och stilla, fortfarande, ännu, alltjämt
conj. - likväl, ändå, dock, men ändå
n. - stillbild, filmbild, reklambild, destillationsapparat, bränneri
v. - lugna, tysta

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 静止的, 静寂的, 不动的, 寂静, 照片, 剧照, 还, 更, 仍, 使平静, 使静止, 止住, 静止, 平静

idioms:

  • still and all    尽管如此, 不过, 毕竟
  • still another    还有一个, 再一个
  • still further    而且, 此外, 再者
  • still less    更何况是
  • still life    静物写生, 静物画
  • still more    还有更多

2. 蒸馏室, 蒸馏器, 酿酒场

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 靜止的, 靜寂的, 不動的
n. - 寂靜, 照片, 劇照
adv. - 還, 更, 仍
v. tr. - 使平靜, 使靜止, 止住
v. intr. - 靜止, 平靜

idioms:

  • still and all    盡管如此, 不過, 畢竟
  • still another    還有一個, 再一個
  • still further    而且, 此外, 再者
  • still less    更何況是
  • still life    靜物寫生, 靜物畫
  • still more    還有更多

2.
n. - 蒸餾室, 蒸餾器, 釀酒場

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 조용한, 정지한, 잔잔한
n. - 스틸 사진, 정적, 정물화
adv. - 여전히, 그럼에도 불구하고, 한층
v. tr. - 고요하게 하다, 완화 시키다, 달래다
v. intr. - 조용해지다, 가라앉다

2.
n. - 증류기, 증류수 양조장

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 静止した, 静かな, 風のない, 泡の立たない, 低い, 優しい
adv. - まだ, それでもなお, しかし, なおいっそう
n. - 静けさ, スチール写真, 蒸留器, 蒸留酒製造所
v. - 静かにさせる

idioms:

  • it still holds    真実であり続ける
  • still and all    それにもかかわらず
  • still another    もう一つの
  • still further    さらに
  • still life    静物, 静物画ジャンル
  • still more    なお多く, まして

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ساكن, هادىء, راكد, راقد (ظرف) بلا حركه, ساكنا (حرف عطف) و مع ذلك, رغم ذلك (الاسم) جهاز تقطير المشروبات الروحيه, لقطه من فلم, سكون الليل (فعل) سكن, هدأ, اسكت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שקט, דומם, לא-נע, לא-תוסס‬
n. - ‮דממה, דומייה, תמונה (מתוך סרט)‬
adv. - ‮עדיין, עוד, למרות זאת, ברם‬
v. tr. - ‮שקט, נרגע, שכך‬
v. intr. - ‮הרגיע, שיכך, השקיט‬
n. - ‮מזקקה‬


 
 
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