n. 25B6; adjective
Polly lay still : MOTIONLESS, unmoving, not moving a muscle, stock-still, immobile, like a statue, as if turned to stone, rooted to the spot, transfixed, static, stationary.
a still night : QUIET, silent, hushed, soundless, noiseless, undisturbed; CALM, peaceful, serene, windless; poetic/literary stilly.
the lake was still : CALM, flat, even, smooth, placid, tranquil, pacific, waveless, glassy, like a millpond, unruffled.
moving, active, noisy, rough.
25B6; noun the still of the night : QUIETNESS, quiet, quietude, silence, stillness, hush, soundlessness; calm, tranquillity, peace, serenity.
noise, disturbance, hubbub.
25B6; adverb
he's still here : UP TO THIS TIME, up to the present time, until now, even now, yet.
He's crazy. Still, he's harmless : NEVERTHELESS, nonetheless, all the same, just the same, anyway, anyhow, even so, yet, but, however, notwithstanding, despite that, in spite of that, for all that, be that as it may, in any event, at any rate; informal still and all.
25B6; verb
he stilled the crowd : QUIETEN, quiet, silence, hush; calm, settle, pacify, soothe, lull, allay, subdue.
the wind stilled : ABATE, die down, lessen, subside, ease up/off, let up, moderate, slacken, weaken.
stir up, get stronger, get up.