an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down

[ Syn: show-stopper , showstopper ]

a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply

[ Syn: conversation stopper ]

(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'

blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly

[ Syn: plug , stopple ]

close or secure with or as if with a stopper; She stoppered the wine bottle; The mothers stoppered their babies mouths with pacifiers

[ Syn: stopple ]