stills
Pronunciation: [stɪlz]
Word
Context: “photography”
(noun) stills are pictures taken without any movement. They are used to capture a moment in time, like a photo taken at a party or a beautiful landscape.
Example
She took many stunning stills of the sunset during her vacation.
Example
The movie was full of action scenes and hardly had any stills.
Example
Can you show me some stills from your last photo shoot?
Context: “motion”
(verb) to still something means to make it calm or stop moving. If you still a dancing dog, you might get it to sit quietly.
Example
He stills his voice when he wants to tell a secret.
Example
Even after she tried, the wind wouldn't still for her to take the picture.
Example
How do you still a restless child during storytime?
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