The sea that roared at thy command,
At thy command was still. Addison.

By still practice learn to know thy meaning. Shak.

Still life. (Fine Arts) (a) Inanimate objects. (b) (Painting) The class or style of painting which represents inanimate objects, as fruit, flowers, dead game, etc.

Syn. -- Quiet; calm; noiseless; serene; motionless; inert; stagnant.

It hath been anciently reported, and is still received. Bacon.

Hourly joys be still upon you! Shak.

The desire of fame betrays an ambitious man into indecencies that lessen his reputation; he is still afraid lest any of his actions should be thrown away in private. Addison.

Chemists would be rich if they could still do in great quantities what they have sometimes done in little. Boyle.

The guilt being great, the fear doth still exceed. Shak.

As sunshine, broken in the rill,
Though turned astray, is sunshine still. Moore.

In the primitive church, such as by fear being compelled to sacrifice to strange gods, after repented, and kept still the office of preaching the gospel. Whitgift.

Still and anon, at intervals and repeatedly; continually; ever and anon; now and then.

And like the watchful minutes to the hour,
Still and anon cheered up the heavy time. Shak.

He having a full sway over the water, had power to still and compose it, as well as to move and disturb it. Woodward.

With his name the mothers still their babies. Shak.

Toil that would, at least, have stilled an unquiet impulse in me. Hawthorne.

Syn. -- To quiet; calm; allay; lull; pacify; appease; subdue; suppress; silence; stop; check; restrain.

Still watcher, a device for indicating the progress of distillation by the density of the liquid given over. Knight.