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Stopple

That which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel; a stopper; as, a glass stopple; a cork stopple.

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Block 76% connected

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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Blockage 76% connected

The act of blocking up; the state of being blocked up.

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Closure 76% connected

The act of shutting; a closing; as, the closure of a chink.

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Occlusion 76% connected

The act of occluding, or the state of being occluded.

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Plug 76% connected

Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple.

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Secure 76% connected

Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

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Stop 76% connected

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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Stoppage 76% connected

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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Bung 76% connected

The large stopper of the orifice in the bilge of a cask.

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Cork 76% connected

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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Fipple 76% connected

A stopper, as in a wind instrument of music.

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Spigot 76% connected

A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; also, the plug of a faucet or cock.

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Spile 76% connected

A small plug or wooden pin, used to stop a vent, as in a cask.

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Tampion 76% connected

A wooden stopper, or plug, as for a cannon or other piece of ordnance, when not in use.

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Tampon 76% connected

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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Tap 76% connected

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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Tompion 76% connected

A stopper of a cannon or a musket. See Tampion.

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Plug 92% connected

Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Stopper 92% connected

One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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