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The American white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons).

The hooded merganser.

To destroy; to kill; to put an end to. [Obs.] And gave him to the queen, all at her will To choose whether she would him save or spill. Chaucer. Greater glory think [it] to save than spill. Spenser.

One who, or that which, spills.

A system or method of fishing by means of a number of hooks set on snoods all on one line; -- in North America, called trawl fishing, bultow, or bultow fishing, and long-line fishing.

See Spilikin.

A sluiceway or passage for superfluous water in a reservoir, to prevent too great pressure on the dam.

Any species of Australian birds of the genus Acanthorhynchus. They are related to the honey eaters.

A genus of common motile microörganisms (Spirobacteria) having the form of spiral-shaped filaments. One species is said to be the cause of relapsing fever.

A genus of siliceous spongea found in fresh water.

Having the bill expanded and spatulate at the end.

s of wading birds of the genera Ajaja and Platalea, and allied genera, in which the long bill is broadly expanded and flattened at the tip.

A European bulbous liliaceous plant (Urginea, formerly Scilla, maritima), of acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties used in medicine. Called also sea onion.

Any one of numerous stomapod crustaceans of the genus Squilla and allied genera. They make burrows in mud or beneath stones on the seashore. Called also mantis shrimp. See Illust. under Stomapoda.

Of or pertaining to squills. [R.] "Squillitic vinegar." Holland.

A standing without moving forward or backward; a stop; a state or rest.

Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still. "Still as any stone." Chaucer.

To burn in the process of distillation; as, to still-burn brandy.

Ever closing. [Obs.] "Still-clothing waters." Shak.

r; stalking; hence, colloquially, the pursuit of any object quietly and cautiously. -- Still"-hunt`er, n. -- Still"-hunt`ing, n. [U.S.]