belly vs still

belly

verb
  • To cause to swell out; to fill. 

  • To swell and become protuberant; to bulge or billow. 

  • To position one’s belly; to move on one’s belly. 

noun
  • The stomach. 

  • The main curved portion of a knife blade. 

  • The abdomen, especially a fat one. 

  • The part of anything which resembles (either closely or abstractly) the human belly in protuberance or in concavity; often, the fundus (innermost part). 

  • The womb. 

  • The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back. 

  • The lower fuselage of an airplane. 

still

verb
  • To cause to fall by drops. 

  • To calm down, to quiet. 

  • To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill. 

noun
  • A large water boiler used to make tea and coffee. 

  • The area in a restaurant used to make tea and coffee, separate from the main kitchen. 

  • A device for distilling liquids. 

  • A period of calm or silence. 

  • A building where liquors are distilled; a distillery. 

  • A resident of the Falkland Islands. 

  • A photograph, as opposed to movie footage. 

adv
  • Without motion. 

  • To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs. 

  • Even, yet. 

  • Up to a time, as in the preceding time. 

  • Nevertheless. 

adj
  • Not effervescing; not sparkling. 

  • Having the same stated quality continuously from a past time 

  • Not moving; calm. 

  • Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low. 

  • Uttering no sound; silent. 

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