English Explanatory Dictionary

nonstop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Without stopping; without interruption or break.
  2. Describing a point mutation within a stop codon that causes the continued translation of an mRNA strand.
adv
  1. Without stopping; without interruption or break
noun
  1. A nonstop journey, especially a nonstop flight.
  2. A convenience store in parts of Europe, open 24 hours a day.
  3. A linguistic sound that is not a stop; a continuant.

Pronunciation

/ˌnɒnˈstɒp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nonstop.wav /ˌnɑnˈstɑp/ /ˌnɔnˈstɔp/

Word forms

nonstop non-stop nonstops

Etymology

From non- + stop.

Synonyms

ceaselessly endlessly incessantly consecutively constantly continently continually continuously eternally ever everlastingly extendedly infinitely never-endingly nonstop ongoingly perpetually persistently relentlessly steadily successively unbrokenly unceasingly unendingly unintermittedly uninterruptedly unrelentingly unrelievedly unremittingly unstoppingly

Derived words

non-stop decay
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