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stock-still

adj · adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Very still; motionless.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The team was stock-still in front of the stable.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: at rest, unmoving, dull, impassive, inanimate, lifeless, motionless, sedent, sedentary, stationary, still, stock-still, torpid, unmoved

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Without motion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • He lay stock-still among the bodies and blasted equipment.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

absolutely still

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • frozen with horror
  • they stood rooted in astonishment

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: frozen(p), rooted(p)

Antonyms: none provided

4

adverb

Meaning 4

without moving or making a sound

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he sat still as a statue
  • time stood still
  • they waited stock-still outside the door
  • he couldn't hold still any longer

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: still

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Inversion of earlier still as a stock, from stock (“tree-trunk”).