Stopple or stopper
1Stopple — Stop ple, n. [Cf. G. st[ o]pfel, st[ o]psel. See {Stop}, n. & v. t.] That which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel; a stopper; as, a glass stopple; a cork stopple. [1913 Webster] …
2stopple — [stäp′əl] n. [ME stoppel, dim. < stoppen, to STOP] a stopper, or plug vt. stoppled, stoppling to close with a stopple …
3stopple — index damper (stopper), stop Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4Stopper — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Stopper >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 stopper stopper stopple Sgm: N 1 plug plug cork bung spike spill stopcock tap Sgm: N 1 rammer rammer Sgm: N 1 r …
5stopple — /stop euhl/, n., v., stoppled, stoppling. Chiefly Northern U.S. n. 1. a stopper, esp. for a bottle. v.t. 2. to close or fit with a stopple. [1350 1400; ME stoppel. See STOP, LE] * * * …
6stopple — stop•ple [[t]ˈstɒp əl[/t]] n. v. pled, pling 1) dial. a stopper, esp. for a bottle 2) dial. to close or fit with a stopple • Etymology: 1350–1400 …
7stopple — /ˈstɒpəl/ (say stopuhl) Rare –noun 1. a stopper for a bottle or the like. –verb (t) (stoppled, stoppling) 2. to close or fit with a stopple. {stop + p + le} …
8stopple — n. & v. n. a stopper or plug. v.tr. close with a stopple. Etymology: ME: partly f. STOP + LE(1), partly f. ESTOPPEL …
9stopple — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stoppell, from stoppen to stop Date: 14th century something that closes an aperture ; stopper, plug II. transitive verb (stoppled; stoppling) Date: circa 1795 stopper …
10stopple — stop·ple || stÉ‘pl / stÉ’pl n. cork, plug, stopper v. plug up an opening with a stopper …
