stopper
/stˈɑpɝ/
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Definitions
Noun
an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
Noun
a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply
Noun
(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"
Noun
blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
Verb
close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies'' mouths with pacifiers"