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stopper

noun as in plug

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Long’s Vintner Select line is only available online, but he has recently released a cabernet sauvignon and a chardonnay to national distribution, under a unique twist-off cork stopper.

A proprietary stopper replaces the traditional cork at the top of the bottle, allowing the bottle to interface with the system’s main piece.

If teams want someone a little bit older, they can go with Clark, a defensive stopper.

It also comes with a workout mat and a set of wheel stoppers.

From Fortune

On the bottom of the Toddy there is a filter and a stopper that keeps the coffee in the container.

We decided to do some hitchhiking or become what the locals called an “auto-stopper.”

Spill stopper  This is a silicone lid that sits on top of your pots and prevents them from boiling over.

First, it's a conversation stopper, especially in the United States.

On the show-stopper "Turn It Off," sung by a closeted missionary struggling with his sexuality.

This is an effortless show-stopper and the leftovers make for fabulous sandwiches, too.

When we lift the stopper the fluid for a moment falls straight down through the opening.

It is so heavy that an ordinary cork would soon be forced out by it, therefore an iron stopper must be screwed in.

If live grasshoppers, or similar bait, is desired the cork can be used unnotched to form a watertight stopper.

Not infrequently one end of the handle terminated in a tobacco stopper.

If a stopper is used, the workman must see that it is taken out.

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On this page you'll find 28 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to stopper, such as: bung, cork, fill, lid, stopple, and wad.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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