Stopple

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A stopper; a plug.
  • v. To close with a stopper or plug.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a plug, a stopper
  • v. to plug, to stop up
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. That which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel; a stopper
  • v. To close the mouth of anything with a stopple, or as with a stopple.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. That which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel; a stopper: as, a glass stopple; a cork stopple.
  • n. A plug sometimes inserted in certain finger-holes of a flute or flageolet to accommodate its scale to some unusual series.
  • To stop or close with a stopple.
  • n. Stubble.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. close or secure with or as if with a stopper
  • n. blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
  • Verb Form
    stoppled    stopples    stoppling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    plug    secure    stop up   
    Form
    stoppled    stoppling   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    stopper    stoppe   
    Same Context
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