adjective

still

I [stɪ̱l]ADVERB USES
 
 1) ADV: ADV before v, ADV group If a situation that used to exist still exists, it has continued and exists now.
  I still dream of home...
  Brian's toe is still badly swollen and he cannot put on his shoe...
  If you don't like the job, why are you still there?...
  There are still doubts about the final signing of the two treaties.
 2) ADV: ADV before v If something that has not yet happened could still happen, it is possible that it will happen. If something that has not yet happened is still to happen, it will happen at a later time.
  Big money could still be made if the crisis keeps oil prices high...
  We could still make it, but we won't get there till three...
  The details have still to be worked out...
  Still to come, the financial news and the weather at a quarter to two.
 3) ADV: be ADV n If you say that there is still an amount of something left, you are emphasizing that there is that amount left.
  Bardi coloured the milk with the slightest touch of coffee, of which there was still plenty...
  There are still some outstanding problems...
  There's still time to catch up with them.
 4) ADV: ADV before v You use still to emphasize that something remains the case or is true in spite of what you have just said.
  I'm average for my height. But I still feel I'm fatter than I should be...
  Despite the ruling, Boreham was still found guilty.
  Syn:
  nonetheless
 5) ADV: ADV with cl You use still to indicate that a problem or difficulty is not really worth worrying about.
  Their luck had simply run out. Still, never fear...
  `Any idea who is going to be here this weekend?' - `No. Still, who cares?'
 6) ADV: ADV n/adv (emphasis) You use still in expressions such as still further, still another, and still more to show that you find the number or quantity of things you are referring to surprising or excessive.
  We look forward to strengthening still further our already close co-operation with the police service...
  Why did the bank not conduct its own audit before lending still more?
  Syn:
  even, yet
 7) ADV: ADV with compar (emphasis) You use still with comparatives to indicate that something has even more of a quality than something else.
  Formula One motor car racing is supposed to be dangerous. `Indycar' racing is supposed to be more dangerous still.II [stɪ̱l]NOT MOVING OR MAKING A NOISE
 ♦
 stiller, stillest, stills, stilling, stilled
 1) ADJ-GRADED: ADJ after v, v-link ADJ, ADJ n If you stay still, you stay in the same position and do not move.
  David had been dancing about like a child, but suddenly he stood still and looked at Brad...
  He played the tape through once, then sat very still for several minutes...
  He recalled her still face and the hurt in her eyes when he had refused her help...
  Gladys was still, then she shook her head slowly.
 2) ADJ-GRADED If air or water is still, it is not moving.
  The night air was very still...
  He watched the still water over the side of the boat.
 3) ADJ Drinks that are still do not contain any bubbles of carbon dioxide.
  ...a glass of still orange.
  Ant:
  fizzy, carbonated
 4) ADJ-GRADED If a place is still, it is quiet and shows no sign of activity.
  In the room it was very still.
  Syn:
  quiet, tranquil
  Derived words:
  stillness N-UNCOUNT Four deafening explosions shattered the stillness of the night air.
 5) V-ERG If a sound stills or is stilled, it becomes quiet. [LITERARY]
  Her crying slowly stilled...
  The roar of the crowd stilled to an expectant murmur...
  [be V-ed] The people's voice has been stilled.
 6) N-COUNT: oft N n A still is a photograph taken from a cinema film which is used for publicity purposes.III [stɪ̱l]EQUIPMENT
 stills
 N-COUNT
 A still is a piece of equipment used to make strong alcoholic drinks by a process called distilling.

dairy

[de͟əri]
 dairies
 1) N-COUNT A dairy is a shop or company that sells milk and food made from milk, such as butter, cream, and cheese.
 2) N-COUNT On a farm, the dairy is the building where milk is kept or where cream, butter, and cheese are made.
 3) ADJ: ADJ n Dairy is used to refer to foods such as butter and cheese that are made from milk.
  ...dairy produce.
  ...vitamins found in eggs, meat and dairy products.
 4) ADJ: ADJ n Dairy is used to refer to the use of cattle to produce milk rather than meat.
  ...a small vegetable and dairy farm.
  ...the feeding of dairy cows.

live

I VERB USES
 
 lives, living, lived
 (Pronounced [lɪ̱v] in live 1, and [la͟ɪv] in live 2.)
 1) VERB If someone lives in a particular place or with a particular person, their home is in that place or with that person.
  [V adv/prep] She has lived here for 10 years...
  [V adv/prep] She always said I ought to live alone...
  [V adv/prep] Where do you live?...
  [V adv/prep] He still lives with his parents.
 2) VERB If you say that someone lives in particular circumstances or that they live a particular kind of life, you mean that they are in those circumstances or that they have that kind of life.
  [V adv/prep] We lived quite grandly...
  [V adv/prep] Compared to people living only a few generations ago, we have greater opportunities to have a good time...
  [V n] We can start living a normal life again now.
  [V-ing] ...the local support group for people living with HIV and AIDS.
 3) VERB If you say that someone lives for a particular thing, you mean that it is the most important thing in their life.
  [V for n] He lived for his work.
 4) VERB To live means to be alive. If someone lives to a particular age, they stay alive until they are that age.
  [V adv] He's got a terrible disease and will not live long...
  [V adv] A perennial is a plant that lives indefinitely...
  [V to-inf] He lived to be 103...
  [V to-inf] My father died nigh on ten years ago, but he lived to see his first grandson...
  [V to n] Matilda was born in northern Italy in 1046 and apparently lived to a ripe old age...
  [V-ing] The blue whale is the largest living thing on the planet...
  [V-ing] Ian was her only living relative.
 5) VERB: no cont If people live by doing a particular activity, they get the money, food, or clothing they need by doing that activity.
  [V by -ing/n] ...the last indigenous people to live by hunting...
  [V by -ing/n] These crimes were committed largely by professional criminals who lived by crime.
 6) VERB If you live by a particular rule, belief, or ideal, you behave in the way in which it says you should behave.
  [V by n] They live by the principle that we are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we want from it.
 7) VERB: no cont If a person or occasion lives in someone's mind or in history, they are remembered for a long time.
  [V with n] The memory of that will live with me for many years to come...
  [V in n] His name will live in history as one of the greatest bowlers of all time...
 PHRASAL VERB
 Live on means the same as live. Also V P V P in n Lenin lives on in the minds and hearts of millions of people.
 8) → See also living
 9) PHRASE: Vs inflect, PHR n (emphasis) If you say that someone lives and breathes a particular subject or activity, you are emphasizing that they are extremely enthusiastic about it.
  He has lived and breathed polo since he was seven.
 10) PHRASE: have inflects, usu PHR with cl If you tell someone that they haven't lived unless they experience a particular thing, you are telling them that thing is extremely good and should be experienced.
  If you have never been to an opera, you haven't lived...
  You haven't lived until you've used their new micro system.
 11) PHRASE: V inflects, usu PHR of -ing/n You can use expressions such as to live in fear and to live in terror to indicate that someone is always thinking about an unpleasant or frightening event, because they think that it might happen.
  One in 10 Californians is unemployed and thousands more live in fear of losing their jobs.
 12) CONVENTION You say live and let live as a way of saying that you should let other people behave in the way that they want to and not criticize them for behaving differently from you.
 13) PHRASE: V inflects If you live it up, you have a very enjoyable and exciting time, for example by going to lots of parties or going out drinking with friends. [INFORMAL]
  There is no reason why you couldn't live it up once in a while.
 14) to live hand to mouth → see hand
 to live a lie → see lie
 to live beyond your means → see means
 to live in sin → see sin
  Phrasal Verbs:
  - live down
  - live off
  - live on
  - live off
  - live on
  - live out
  - live through
  - live together
  - live up toII ADJECTIVE USES
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 (Pronounced [lɪ̱v] in live 1, and [la͟ɪv] in live 2.)
 1) ADJ: ADJ n Live animals or plants are alive, rather than being dead or artificial.
  ...a protest against the company's tests on live animals.
  ...baskets of live chickens.
  Ant:
  dead
 2) ADJ A live television or radio programme is one in which an event or performance is broadcast at exactly the same time as it happens, rather than being recorded first.
  Murray was a guest on a live radio show.
  ...we were laughing and gossiping, oblivious to the fact that we were on live TV...
  They watch all the live matches...
  A broadcast of the speech was heard in San Francisco, but it is not known if this was live.
  Ant:
  pre-recorded
 ADV: ADV after v
 Live is also an adverb. It was broadcast live in 50 countries... We'll be going live to Nottingham later in this bulletin.
 3) ADJ: usu ADJ n A live performance is given in front of an audience, rather than being recorded and then broadcast or shown in a film.
  The Rainbow has not hosted live music since the end of 1981...
  A live audience will pose the questions...
  The band was forced to cancel a string of live dates.
  Ant:
  recorded
 ADV: ADV after v
 Live is also an adverb. Kat Bjelland has been playing live with her new band.
 4) ADJ: usu ADJ n A live recording is a recording of a band playing at a concert, rather than in a studio.
  This is my favourite live album of all time...
  The LP features live recordings from the `Great Xpectations' all-day show.
 5) ADJ: usu ADJ n A live wire or piece of electrical equipment is directly connected to a source of electricity.
  The plug broke, exposing live wires...
  He warned others about the live electric cables as they climbed to safety.
 6) ADJ: usu ADJ n Live bullets are made of metal, rather than rubber or plastic, and are intended to kill people rather than injure them.
  They trained in the jungle using live ammunition.
 7) ADJ: usu ADJ n A live bomb or missile is one which has not yet exploded.
  A live bomb had earlier been defused.
 8) PHRASE: V inflects If a system, campaign, or other course of action goes live, it starts to be used. [mainly BRIT]
  The new system went live earlier this year...
  The service should go live this summer.
 9) PHRASE: PHR n You use real live to say that someone or something is present or exists, when you want to indicate that you think this is exciting and unusual or unexpected. [INFORMAL]
  He had never met a real live admiral...
  She has the best pet of all - a real live tiger.

Latin

[læ̱tɪn]
 Latins
 1) N-UNCOUNT Latin is the language which the ancient Romans used to speak.
 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n Latin countries are countries where Spanish, or perhaps Portuguese, Italian, or French, is spoken. You can also use Latin to refer to things and people that come from these countries.
  Cuba was one of the least Catholic of the Latin countries...
  The enthusiasm for Latin music is worldwide.
 3) N-COUNT: usu pl Latins are people who come from countries where Spanish, or perhaps Portuguese, Italian, or French, are spoken or whose families come from one of these countries.
  They are role models for thousands of young Latins.

important

[ɪmpɔ͟ː(r)t(ə)nt]
 
 1) ADJ-GRADED: oft ADJ to n, it v-link ADJ to-inf/that Something that is important is very significant, is highly valued, or is necessary.
  Her sons are the most important thing in her life...
  The planned general strike represents an important economic challenge to the government...
  This gold is every bit as important to me as it is to you...
  It's important to answer her questions as honestly as you can...
  It was important that he rest.
  Derived words:
  importantly ADV-GRADED I was hungry, and, more importantly, my children were hungry.
 2) ADJ-GRADED Someone who is important has influence or power within a society or a particular group.
  He was the most important person on the island.
  ...an important figure in the media world.

different

[dɪ̱frənt]
 
 1) ADJ-GRADED: oft ADJ from n If two people or things are different, they are not like each other in one or more ways.
  London was different from most European capitals...
  If he'd attended music school, how might things have been different?...
  We have totally different views.
  Derived words:
  differently ADV-GRADED ADV after v, ADV -ed, oft ADV from n Every individual learns differently... They still get treated differently from almost every other contemporary British band... The skeleton consists of differently shaped bones held together by ligaments.
 ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ to n
 In British English, people sometimes say that one thing is different to another. Some people consider this use to be incorrect. My approach is totally different to his.
 ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ than n/cl
 People sometimes say that one thing is different than another. This use is often considered incorrect in British English, but it is acceptable in American English. We're not really any different than they are. ...a style of advertising that's different than the rest of the country.
 2) ADJ: ADJ n You use different to indicate that you are talking about two or more separate and distinct things of the same kind.
  Different countries specialised in different products...
  The number of calories in different brands of drinks varies enormously.
  Ant:
  identical
 3) ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ You can describe something as different when it is unusual and not like others of the same kind.
  The result is interesting and different, but do not attempt the recipe if time is short.
  Syn:
  distinctive

impossible

[ɪmpɒ̱sɪb(ə)l]
 
 1) ADJ-GRADED: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf/that, ADJ to-inf Something that is impossible cannot be done or cannot happen.
  It was impossible for anyone to get in because no one knew the password...
  He thinks the tax is impossible to administer...
  You shouldn't promise what's impossible...
  Keller is good at describing music - an almost impossible task to do well.
  Syn:
  impracticable
  Ant:
  possible
  Derived words:
  impossibly ADV ADV adj Mathematical physics is an almost impossibly difficult subject.
  impossibility [ɪmpɒ̱sɪbɪ̱lɪti] plural N-VAR oft the N of n ...the impossibility of knowing absolute truth.
 N-SING: the N
 The impossible is something which is impossible. They were expected to do the impossible... No one can achieve the impossible.
 2) ADJ: ADJ n An impossible situation or an impossible position is one that is very difficult to deal with.
  The Government was now in an almost impossible position.
  Syn:
  hopeless
 3) ADJ-GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as impossible, you are annoyed that their bad behaviour or strong views make them difficult to deal with.
  The woman is impossible, thought Frannie.
  Syn:
  intolerable

inner

[ɪ̱nə(r)]
 
 1) ADJ: ADJ n The inner parts of something are the parts which are contained or are enclosed inside the other parts, and which are closest to the centre.
  She got up and went into an inner office...
  Wade stepped inside and closed the inner door behind him.
  Ant:
  outer
 2) ADJ: ADJ n Your inner feelings are feelings which you have but do not show to other people.
  Loving relationships that a child makes will give him an inner sense of security...
  Michael needed to express his inner tensions.

outward

[a͟ʊtwə(r)d]
 1) ADJ: ADJ n An outward journey is a journey that you make away from a place that you are intending to return to later.
  Tickets must be bought seven days in advance, with outward and return journey dates specified.
  Ant:
  return
 2) ADJ: ADJ n The outward feelings, qualities, or attitudes of someone or something are the ones they appear to have rather than the ones that they actually have.
  In spite of my outward calm I was very shaken...
  What the military rulers have done is to restore the outward appearance of order.
 3) ADJ: ADJ n The outward features of something are the ones that you can see from the outside.
  Mark was lying unconscious but with no outward sign of injury.
 4) → See also outwards