Interglot - "stopper": Synonyms in English

Summary

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stopper:
- stopper; centre back; plug; stopple; conversation stopper; showstopper; show-stopper
- stopper
- stopper; stopple

English

Detailed Synonyms for stopper in English

the stopper
the stopper; the centre back
- stopper [the ~] nom
- centre back [the ~] nom
the stopper

– blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly ¹
the plug; the stopper; the stopple
– blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly ¹
- plug [the ~] nom
- stopper [the ~] nom
- stopple [the ~] nom
the stopper

– (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit ¹
the stopper
– (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit ¹
- stopper [the ~] nom
  - if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump¹
the stopper

– a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply ¹
the stopper; the conversation stopper
– a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply ¹
- stopper [the ~] nom
- conversation stopper [the ~] nom
the stopper

– an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down ¹
the stopper; the showstopper; the show-stopper
– an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down ¹
- stopper [the ~] nom
- showstopper [the ~] nom
- show-stopper [the ~] nom

blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly¹
(bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit¹
- if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump¹
a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply¹
an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down¹
close or secure with or as if with a stopper¹
- She stoppered the wine bottle¹
- The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers¹