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Meaning
means
(noun) an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
show-stopper, showstopper, stopper
means
(noun) a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply
conversation stopper, stopper
means
(noun) (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
means
(noun) blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
plug, stopper, stopple
means
(verb) close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers"
stopper, stopple
means
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