closure vs stopper

stopper vs closure

closure and stopper both are nouns.

closure and stopper both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
closure	Yes	No	Yes	No
stopper	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, stopper is a hyponym of closure; that is, stopper is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than closure:

closure: an obstruction in a pipe or tube
stopper: blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly

Other hyponyms of closure include breech closer, breechblock, plug, stopple, vapor lock, vapour lock.

closure (noun)	stopper (noun)
termination of operations	blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
the act of blocking	(bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit
approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap	an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
an obstruction in a pipe or tube	a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply
a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

closure (verb)	stopper (verb)
terminate debate by calling for a vote	close or secure with or as if with a stopper

Difference between closure and stopper

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