"stills" in the noun sense

1. still

a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes

"he wanted some stills for a magazine ad"

2. hush, stillness, still

poetic) tranquil silence

"the still of the night"

3. still

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

4. distillery, still

a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation

"stills" in the verb sense

1. calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still

make calm or still

"quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

2. hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up

cause to be quiet or not talk

"Please silence the children in the church!"

3. still, allay, relieve, ease

lessen the intensity of or calm

"The news eased my conscience"

"still the fears"

4. still

make motionless

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