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stopper::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | show-stopper, showstopper |
| Type of | bit, act, number, turn, routine |
stopper::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | conversation stopper |
| Type of | comment, input, remark |
stopper::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | playing card |
if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump.
Examples of stopper
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All of a sudden he snared a white kitchen sink stopper by its metal ring on top.
From the ocregister.com
No player can swing the series in Memphis'favor more than its defensive stopper.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Sammy Kuffour, the athletic stopper, was inconsolable, tears reddening his eyes.
From the telegraph.co.uk
However, the Czech stopper admits he want to play at the highest level possible.
From the hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk
Weber is hoping freshman D.J. Richardson can fill the role of defensive stopper.
From the dailyherald.com
Remove the stopper and allow all of the water to go down the disposal and pipes.
From the stltoday.com
Fixing that wasn't nearly the globe-stopper many were led to believe it would be.
From the freep.com
I took it along as much for its promise of a good read, as its door-stopper size.
From the guardian.co.uk
Before this season, he had already built a reputation as an emerging run stopper.
From the kentucky.com
- Close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers"
- Show-stopper: an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
- Conversation stopper: a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply
- (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"
- Plug: blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
- The term stopper knot (or simply stopper) has three distinct meanings in the context of knotting and cordage.
- A stopper is a truncated cylindrical or conical piece of rubber, cork, glass, or plastic used to close off a glass tube, piece of laboratory glassware, a wine bottle or barrel and other containers with orifices.
- Agent noun of stop, someone or something that stops something; A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling; A bung or cork; goalkeeper; In the commodity futures market, someone who is long (owns) a futures contract and is demanding delivery because they want to take ...
- A mechanical device or knot used to keep a rope from running.
