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stopper | [in bridge] a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit | |
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plug, stopper, stopple | blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly | |
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stopper, stopple | close or secure with or as if with a stopper | |
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stopper, show-stopper, showstopper | an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down | |
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stopper, conversation stopper | a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply |