That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.
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One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel.
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That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.
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The part of a bridle, usually of iron, which is inserted in the mouth of a horse, and having appendages to which the reins are fastened.
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A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on…
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The act of blocking up; the state of being blocked up.
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The act of shutting; a closing; as, the closure of a chink.
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To make remarks, observations, or criticism; especially, to write notes on the works of an author, with a view to illustrate his meaning, or to expla…
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That which admits of being counted or reckoned; a unit, or an aggregate of units; a numerable aggregate or collection of individuals; an assemblage m…
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The act of occluding, or the state of being occluded.
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Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple.
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To mark in a notable manner; to distinquish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to piont out.
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A round of business, amusement, or pleasure, daily or frequently pursued; especially, a course of business or offical duties regularly or frequently…
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Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.
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To close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing; as, to stop the ears; hence, to stanch, as a wound.
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The act of stopping, or arresting progress, motion, or action; also, the state of being stopped; as, the stoppage of the circulation of the blood; th…
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To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wh…
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The large stopper of the orifice in the bilge of a cask.
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The outer layer of the bark of the cork tree (Quercus Suber), of which stoppers for bottles and casks are made. See Cutose.
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A stopper, as in a wind instrument of music.
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A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; also, the plug of a faucet or cock.
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A small plug or wooden pin, used to stop a vent, as in a cask.
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A wooden stopper, or plug, as for a cannon or other piece of ordnance, when not in use.
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A plug introduced into a natural or artificial cavity of the body in order to arrest hemorrhage, or for the application of medicine.
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To strike with a slight or gentle blow; to touch gently; to rap lightly; to pat; as, to tap one with the hand or a cane.
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A stopper of a cannon or a musket. See Tampion.
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A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especi…
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A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especi…
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Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple.
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That which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel; a stopper; as, a glass stopple; a cork stopple.
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