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stills

n. plural-only
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈstɪɫz// UK //stˈɪlz// stills

n. photographs taken from a movie or video. You use these to show a specific moment from a film in a magazine or online.

n. static photographs taken from a motion picture or video recording. Often used for promotional purposes or archival documentation.


SIMPLE

The studio released several stills from the upcoming movie.

CONTEXTUAL

The magazine article featured high-quality stills of the lead actor during the film's most dramatic scene.

COMPLEX

Cinematographers often study production stills to analyze how lighting and composition were managed during specific sequences of a historical film.

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Usually appears in the plural form when referring to a collection of movie photographs.

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