still water

noun

: a part of a stream where no current is visible

Examples of still water in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Navigating the subtle bends of the lake behind Englebright Dam, the vessel chugged across the otherwise still water, the late afternoon sun shimmering across the ripples in its wake. —Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026

Not surprisingly, these recently-still waters ran deep when Grant spoke with Variety via Zoom from her Nashville home this week to have the first detailed discussion about the new album. —Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026

The goal is to remove any kind of stagnant water from your yard, as still water is where mosquitoes breed. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026

The proposal would ban the sale and distribution of single-use plastic water bottles and paper cartons of still water under one gallon in the eastern portion of the county, from Donner Summit to North Lake Tahoe. —Conor McGill, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for still water

• backwater
• bathwater
• blackwater
• breakwater
• deepwater
• edgewater
• feedwater
• floodwater
• freshwater
• granddaughter
• groundwater
• headwater

Geographical Definition

Stillwater

geographical name

Still·​wa·​ter ˈstil-ˌwȯ-tər 

-ˌwä-

city in north central Oklahoma population 45,688

Note: The main campus of Oklahoma State University is located in Stillwater.