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stopper vs stop

stop vs stopper

stopper and stop both are nouns.

stopper and stop both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stopper Yes No Yes No
stop Yes No Yes No
As nouns, stop is a hypernym of stopper; that is, stop is a word with a broader meaning than stopper:
  • stopper: blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
  • stop: an obstruction in a pipe or tube
Other hypernyms of stopper include block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stoppage.
stopper (noun) stop (noun)
blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly the act of stopping something
(bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit a brief stay in the course of a journey
an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down a restraint that checks the motion of something
a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply an obstruction in a pipe or tube
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
stopper (verb) stop (verb)
close or secure with or as if with a stopper prevent completion
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 stopper and stop

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