Meaning & use
stopper
A plug or cork used to close the opening of a bottle or container.
See it in a sentence
She pressed the glass stopper firmly into the neck of the perfume bottle.
The plumber replaced the sink stopper so the basin could hold water again.
A note on using this word
In informal speech, a showstopper or conversation stopper describes something so striking it halts everything else.
Words with a similar meaning
plugcork
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