Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stop-er]
- /ˈstɒp ər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [stop-er]
- /ˈstɒp ər/
Definitions of stoppered word
- noun stoppered a person or thing that stops. 1
- noun stoppered a plug, cork, bung, or other piece for closing a bottle, tube, drain, or the like. 1
- noun stoppered Informal. something or someone that commands attention, as an unusual window display or a flamboyant person. 1
- noun stoppered Cards. a card in a suit that prevents the successive taking of all tricks in the suit by the opponents. 1
- noun stoppered Baseball Slang. a formidably and consistently effective pitcher counted on to win, as a team's best starting pitcher or a superior reliever often called on to preserve a victory; pitching ace. 1
- verb with object stoppered to close, secure, or fit with a stopper. 1
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Origin of stoppered
First appearance:
before 1470 One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1470-80; stop + -er1
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Parts of speech for Stoppered
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stoppered popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
stoppered usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stoppered
adj stoppered
verb stoppered
- caulked — Simple past tense and past participle of caulk.
- cork — Cork is a soft, light substance which forms the bark of a type of Mediterranean tree.
- gibbeted — (US) Simple past tense and past participle of gibbet.
- noose — a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- waterproof — impervious to water.
noun stoppered
- corked — (of a wine) tainted through having a cork containing excess tannin
adjective stoppered
- glutted — to feed or fill to satiety; sate: to glut the appetite.
- gorged — (of a beast) represented wearing something about the neck in the manner of a collar: a lion gules gorged with a collar or.
- gridlocked — Simple past tense and past participle of gridlock.
- mobbed — a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- occluded — Simple past tense and past participle of occlude.
Antonyms for stoppered
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