stopple [stop-uhl]
Main Entry:
closure [kloh-zher]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: plug, seal
Synonyms: blockade, bolt, bung, cap, cork, fastener, latch, lid, obstruction, occludent, occlusion, padlock, stop, stopper, stopple, tampon, tap
Antonyms: opening
Main Entry: plug
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: stop up
Synonyms: block, bung, choke, clog, close, congest, cork, cover, drive in, fill, obstruct, occlude, pack, ram, seal, secure, stop, stopper, stopple, stuff
Antonyms: uncork, unplug, unstopper
Main Entry: cork
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: type of plug
Synonyms: bobber, close, float, oak, phellem, plug, seal, shive, spike, stop, stopper, stopple
Main Entry: spigot
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: faucet
Synonyms: nozzle, outlet, plug, spile, spout, stopper, stopple, tap, valve, vent
Main Entry: stopper
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: plug
Synonyms: bung, cork, fill, lid, stopple, wad
Related Words
Main Entry: closure
Part of Speech: noun
Related
Adjectives:
airtight, caecal, closed, hermetically sealed, impassable, impenetrable, imperforate, impermeable, impervious, imporous, indehiscent, invious, operculated, pathless, shut, snug, tight, unopened, unpassable, unpierced, untrodden, unventilated, watertight
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Closure.
Category: 3. Superficial form
Synonyms:
-nouns
closure, occlusion, blockade; shutting up; obstruction (hindrance); embolus; contraction; infarction; constipation, obstipation; blind alley, blind corner; keddah; cul-de-sac, caecum; imperforation, imperviousness; impermeability; stopper.
-verbs
close, occlude, plug; block up, stop up, fill up, bung up, cork up, button up, stuff up, shut up, dam up; blockade, obstruct (hinder); bar, bolt, stop, seal, plumb; choke, throttle; ram down, dam, cram; trap, clinch; put to the door, shut the door.
-adjectives
closed; shut, operculated; unopened., unpierced, imporous, caecal; closable; imperforate, inpervious, impermeable; impenetrable; unpassable, impassable; invious; pathless, wayless; untrodden., unventilated; airtight, watertight; hermetically sealed; tight, snug.
Antonyms: opening
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Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Stopper.
Category: 3. Superficial form
Synonyms:
-nouns
stopper, stopple; plug, cork, bung, spike, spill, stopcock, tap; rammer; ram, ramrod; piston; stop-gap; wadding, stuffing, padding, stopping, dossil, pledget, tompion, tourniquet., cover; valve, vent peg, spigot, slide valve., janitor, doorkeeper, porter, warder, beadle, cerberus, ostiary.
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