| NOUN | communication | stopper, show-stopper, showstopper | an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down |
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| communication | stopper, conversation stopper | a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply | |
| artifact | stopper | (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit | |
| artifact | stopper, plug, stopple | blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly | |
| VERB | contact | stopper, stopple | close or secure with or as if with a stopper |
| Sounds | staa'per | |
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| Rhymes | asper ... zipper: 139 rhymes with per... | |
| Meaning | An act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down. | |
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| Synonyms | show-stopper, showstopper | |
| Broader | act, routine, number, turn, bit | A short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program |
| Meaning | A remark to which there is no polite conversational reply. | |
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| Synonym | conversation stopper | |
| Broader | remark, comment, input | A statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information |
| Meaning | (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit. | |
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| Example | "if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump" | |
| Category | bridge | Any of various card games based on whist for four players |
| Broader | playing card | One of a pack of cards that are used to play card games |
| Meaning | Blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly. | |
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| Synonyms | plug, stopple | |
| 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 | stop | render unsuitable for passage |
| stopper | close or secure with or as if with a stopper | |
| Meaning | Close or secure with or as if with a stopper. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
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| Synonym | stopple | |
| Broader | plug, stop up, secure | Fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug |
| Nouns | stopper | blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly |
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