The Clue
Photographs of a sort (6 letter answer)
The Answer
STILLS
Tags
Notes
The answer STILLS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1500 puzzles.
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Definition
STILL as a noun:
1. a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes); "he wanted some stills for a magazine ad"
2. (hush, stillness, still) = (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"
3. an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed
4. (distillery, still) = a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
STILL as a verb:
1. (calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still) = make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
2. (hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up) = cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
3. (still, allay, relieve, ease) = lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
4. make motionless