stopcock
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～ faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid
stopes
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～ birth-control campaigner who in 1921 opened the first birth control clinic in London (1880-1958)
stopgap
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～ something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
stoplight
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～ a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections
stoplight
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～ a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop
stopover
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～ a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends"
stopover
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～ a stopping place on a journey; "there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago"
stoppage
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～ the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"
stoppage
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～ an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
stoppage
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～ the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
stoppard
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～ British dramatist (born in Czechoslovakia in 1937)
stopper
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～ (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"
stopper
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～ an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
stopper knot
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～ a knot that prevents a rope from passing through a hole
stopper
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～ blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
stopper
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～ a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply
show-stopper
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～ an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
show-stopper
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～ something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular appeal; "she has a show-stopper of a smile"; "the brilliant orange flowers against the green foliage were a showstopper"
stopping point
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～ the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"
stopping
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～ the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch; "the violinist's stopping was excellent"