About The Word Stock-still
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Stock-still
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What's The Definition Of Stock-still?
[adv] without moving or making a sound; "he sat still as a statue"; "time stood still"; "they waited stock-still outside the door"; "he couldn't hold still any longer"
[adj] absolutely still; "frozen with horror"; "they stood rooted in astonishment" Synonyms | Synonyms for Stock-still: frozen(p) | nonmoving | rooted(p) | still | unmoving Related Terms | Find terms related to Stock-still: See Also | Stock-still In Webster's Dictionary \Stock"-still`\, a. [CF. G. stock-still.]
Still as a stock, or fixed post; perfectly still.
His whole work stands stock-still. --Sterne.
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