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stop vs stopper

stopper vs stop

stop and stopper both are nouns.

stop and stopper both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stop Yes No Yes No
stopper Yes No Yes No
As nouns, stopper is a hyponym of stop; that is, stopper is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stop:
  • stop: an obstruction in a pipe or tube
  • stopper: blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
Other hyponyms of stop include breech closer, breechblock, plug, stopple, vapor lock, vapour lock.
stop (noun) stopper (noun)
the act of stopping something blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
a brief stay in the course of a journey (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit
a restraint that checks the motion of something 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 mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
the event of something ending
a spot where something halts or pauses
the state of inactivity following an interruption
stop (verb) stopper (verb)
prevent completion close or secure with or as if with a stopper
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
seize on its way
render unsuitable for passage
come to a halt, stop moving
cause to end
interrupt a trip
stop from happening or developing
put an end to a state or an activity
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Difference between stop and stopper

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