| NOUN | artifact | stopple, plug, stopper | blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | contact | stopple, stopper | close or secure with or as if with a stopper |
| Meaning | Blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | plug, stopper | |
| Narrower | bung, spile | A plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask |
| cork, bottle cork | The plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle) | |
| drainplug | A removable plug for holding water in a tub or basin | |
| earplug | A plug of cotton, wax, or rubber that is fitted into the ear canal for protection against the entry of water or loud noise | |
| fipple | A wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder) | |
| tampion, tompion | plug for the muzzle of a gun / gun to keep out dust and moisture | |
| tampon | plug of cotton or other absorbent material | |
| tap, spigot | A plug for a bunghole in a cask | |
| Broader | blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage | An obstruction in a pipe or tube |
| Spanish | corcho, tapón | |
| Catalan | tap | |
| Verbs | stopple | close or secure with or as if with a stopper |
| Meaning | Close or secure with or as if with a stopper. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | stopper | |
| Broader | plug, stop up, secure | Fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug |
| Nouns | stopple | blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly |
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