Thesaurus: stopper

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1. n. One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel.
2. n. A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both ends, with a lanyard under the knot, -- used to secure something.
3. n. A name to several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies; as, the red stopper. See Eugenia.
4. v. t. To close or secure with a stopper.
5. n. an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
6. n. a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply
7. n. (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit
8. n. blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
9. v. close or secure with or as if with a stopper
10. 1. One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel. 2. (Naut.) A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both ends, with a lanyard under the knot, -- used to secure something. Totten. 3. (Bot.) A name to several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies; as, the red stopper. See Eugenia. C. S. Sargent. Ring stopper (Naut.), a short rope or chain passing through the anchor ring, to secure the anchor to the cathead. -- Stopper bolt (Naut.), a large ringbolt in a ship's deck, to which the deck stoppers are hooked. To close or secure with a stopper.
11. A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both ends, with alanyard under the knot, -- used to secure something. Totten.
12. v:6/n:94 n. (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit v. close or secure with or as if with a stopper