stopper
sto per
- n an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
- n a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply
- n (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit
if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump - n blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
- v close or secure with or as if with a stopper
She stoppered the wine bottle
The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers
- The unveiling of a new noncork Champagne stopper that makes opening easier and combats taint has French winemakers wondering whether it's time for a change.
- That's right, brain surgeryit's a real conversation stopper, isn't it? There aren't many things you can say these days that retain their shock value, but that is one of .
- Of course, the 75-year-old amateur had help from some talented pros, especially director Susan Stroman, who serves up show stopper after show stopper, and Nathan Lane, a Max .