Phrase Hound found 15 phrases and 10 compound words that contain stoppers. The most common are listed below. Open stoppers in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 15
- show-stoppersplural of show-stopper: A performance or segment of a theatrical production that induces a positive audience reaction strong enough to pause the production.
- wine stoppersplural of wine stopper: A removable cork that can be inserted into and extracted from the neck of a wine bottle
- barbecue stoppersplural of barbecue stopper: A topic of conversation which is controversial and of contemporary significance. Hence, a social gaffe.
- bottle stoppersplural of bottle stopper: An object such as a bung or cork that is used to close or cap the top of a bottle, typically to preserve the contents or prevent spillage.
- channel stoppersplural of channel stopper: A television broadcast that causes the viewer to stop flipping through channels with their remote control and watch it.
- conversation-stoppersplural of conversation-stopper: A comment that abruptly ends a conversation.
- earth-stoppersplural of earth-stopper: One who engages in earth-stopping.
- heart-stoppersplural of heart-stopper: Something highly exciting.
- job stoppersplural of job stopper: A large prominent tattoo; a tattoo that makes it difficult for the wearer to secure employment.
- shelf stoppersplural of shelf stopper: A wobbler (small floating publicity notice) attached to a shelf in a shop.
- shot stoppersplural of shot stopper: A goalkeeper. More specifically refers to the ability to make saves, as opposed to other areas of goalkeeping like distribution and coming off the line.
- tobacco-stoppersplural of tobacco-stopper: An instrument for pressing down the tobacco in a pipe.
- traffic stoppersplural of traffic stopper: Something that attracts astonished admiration, especially by being stunningly physically attractive.
- gob stoppersplural of gob stopper: A type of hard long-lasting candy, usually spherical in shape.
- oysterman's stoppersplural of oysterman's stopper: A type of knot used to provide a symmetrical stop at the end of a rope to prevent it from pulling through an eyelet or other fixed opening.
Compound words 10
- crimestoppersplural of crimestopper: A person who intervenes to stop a crime from taking place.
- showstoppersplural of showstopper: A performance or segment of a theatrical production that induces a positive audience reaction strong enough to pause the production.
- backstoppersplural of backstopper: Synonym of backstop (“thing or person put in the rear to reinforce, hold or support”).
- doorstoppersplural of doorstopper: A doorstop: a device for halting the motion of a door.
- earthstoppersplural of earthstopper: One who engages in earth-stopping.
- gobstoppersplural of gobstopper: A type of hard long-lasting candy, usually spherical in shape.
- heartstoppersplural of heartstopper: Something highly exciting.
- jobstoppersplural of jobstopper: A large prominent tattoo; a tattoo that makes it difficult for the wearer to secure employment.
- manstoppersplural of manstopper: A weapon, bullet, dog, etc. that can quickly and reliably incapacitate a person.
- puckstoppersplural of puckstopper: goalkeeper, goaltender