English to English
stopper
('st/A/p/@/r
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noun (n)
- an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit(noun.artifact)Example:
If my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump.
source: wordnet30 - One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- close or secure with or as if with a stopper(verb.contact)Example:
She stoppered the wine bottle.
The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers.
source: wordnet30 - To close or secure with a stopper.(verb)source: webster1913