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still water

American

noun

a part of a stream that is level or where the level of inclination is so slight that no current is visible.

Etymology

Origin of still water

First recorded in 1620–30

Example Sentences

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Her summer is transfigured by their innocent trysts: “There was the still water of a lake. There were a garden’s scents and its delicious twilight air.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

The reflection of the spaceship in the still water is particularly striking.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

A study which compared drinking fizzy water versus drinking still water after a meal found both seem to leave the stomach at the same rate.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2025

However, he was adamant that in this fire “there was still water available and firefighters knew that and responded accordingly.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024

And you came out of the valley, heady and rather dazed, to the hard white shingle of the beach and the still water.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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