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Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.
Uttering no sound; silent; as, the audience is still; the animals are still.
Not disturbed by noise or agitation; quiet; calm; as, a still evening; a still atmosphere.
Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.
Freedom from noise; calm; silence; as, the still of midnight.
To stop, as motion or agitation; to cause to become quiet, or comparatively quiet; to check the agitation of; as, to still the raging sea.
To stop, as noise; to silence.
To appease; to calm; to quiet, as tumult, agitation, or excitement; as, to still the passions.
(poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"
lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
make motionless
marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"
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