English Explanatory Dictionary

stopper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone or something that stops something.
  2. A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.
  3. A bung or cork.
  4. Goalkeeper.
  5. In the commodity futures market, someone who is long (owns) a futures contract and is demanding delivery because they want to take possession of the deliverable commodity.
  6. A train that calls at all or almost all stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
  7. Any of several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies.
  8. A short rope for making something fast.
  9. A playspot where water flows back on itself, creating a retentive feature.
verb
  1. To close a container by using a stopper.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɒp.ə/ /ˈstɔp.ə/ /ˈstɑ.pɚ/ En-au-stopper.ogg

Word forms

stopper stoppers stoppering stoppered

Etymology

From stop + -er.

Synonyms

local stopping train plug

Antonyms

fast express

Derived words

restopper stopperless unstopper 11 Bulletstopper barbecue stopper bottle stopper channel stopper conversation stopper crimestopper doorstopper gobstopper heartstopper jobstopper manstopper oysterman's stopper puckstopper put a stopper to ring stopper shelf stopper shot stopper showstopper stopper bolt stopper cover stopper knot Ashley's stopper knot tobacco-stopper traffic stopper wine stopper
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