noun
an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
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noun
a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply
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conversation stopper
noun
(bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit
Examples
- if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump
noun
blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
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verb
close or secure with or as if with a stopper
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Examples
- She stoppered the wine bottle
- The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers