Synonyms for
Stills
Definition
Stills means a photograph taken with a still camera or a device used for distilling liquids such as alcohol.
Synonyms & similar words
quiet
still
lull
distillery
tranquillize
tranquillise
quieten
ease
agitate
allay
silence
relieve
tranquilize
louden
stillness
hush
calm
photographs
pictures
shots
images
snaps
distillers
stills
retorts
alembics
apparatuses
machines
devices
contraptions
inventions
gadgets
tools
utensils
equipment
gear
paraphernalia
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- deep stills
- absolute stills
- eerie stills
- eerie stills
- eerie stills
- eerie stills
- eerie stills
- eerie stills
Word family
Usage note
The word 'stills' is most commonly used as a plural noun referring to the quiet or motionless state of something. It can also refer to the equipment used in distilling alcohol.
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Example sentences
- I love to take stills of my family on vacation.
- We visited a distillery and saw the stills used to make whiskey.
- He set up the stills in the darkroom to develop his photographs.
- The chemistry lab had a variety of stills used for different experiments.
- The old movie stills are worth a lot of money to collectors.
Quotes
The stillness of the lake was broken by the splash of a fish.
A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know. - Diane Arbus
A still photograph is called a still photograph because it is still. - Duane Michals