stopper
Nouns
- (n) an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down showstopper, show-stopper,
- (n) a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply conversation stopper,
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(n) (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit
- if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump
- (n) blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly plug, stopple,
Verbs
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(v) close or secure with or as if with a stopper
- She stoppered the wine bottle
- The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers