English to English
noun
- an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
source: WordNet 3.0
- a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply
source: WordNet 3.0
- (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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
source: WordNet 3.0
- One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- close or secure with or as if with a stopper
She stoppered the wine bottle.
The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To close or secure with a stopper.
source: Webster 1913
