[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/stopper/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [S](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/s/) / stopper

# stopper

noun (stopper, stoppers)

«stopper» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A stopper is a plug or cork that fits into the top of a bottle or jar to close it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stopper/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales a stopper seals a jar or bottle, often keeping something trapped inside

### Examples

- Pull the stopper out of the bottle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stopper/#x1)
- The jar had a cork stopper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stopper/#x2)
- Put the stopper back in the jar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stopper/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «stopper» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stopper/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stopper» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stopper.html) on Mova free.