Words in english starting with S

• still — Adverb – English ～ despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding 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"
• still — Adverb – English ～ 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"
• still — Adverb – English ～ 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"
• still — Adjective – English ～ 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"
• still — Adjective – English ～ free from noticeable current; "a still pond"; "still waters run deep"
• still — Adjective – English ～ not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest"
• still — Adjective – English ～ not sparkling; "a still wine"; "still mineral water"
• still — Adjective – English ～ marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"
• still — Adjective – English ～ (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"
• still — Verb – English ～ lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
• still — Verb – English ～ make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
• still — Verb – English ～ cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
• still — Verb – English ～ make motionless
• still-hunt — Verb – English ～ hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing
• still-fish — Verb – English ～ fish with the line and bait resting still or stationary in the water
• Still's disease — Noun – English ～ a form of rheumatoid arthritis that affects children; large joints become inflamed and bone growth may be retarded
• stillbirth — Noun – English ～ a natural loss of the products of conception
• stillborn infant — Noun – English ～ infant who shows no signs of life after birth
• stillborn — Adjective – English ～ (of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn; "a stillborn baby"
• stillborn — Adjective – English ～ failing to accomplish an intended result; "an abortive revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President"

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