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
stopper (n.)
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 ]