stop

stop - noun

the event of something ending

the act of stopping something

a brief stay in the course of a journey

the state of inactivity following an interruption

a spot where something halts or pauses

a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes

a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens

a restraint that checks the motion of something

an obstruction in a pipe or tube

stop - verb

come to a halt, stop moving
put an end to a state or an activity
stop from happening or developing
interrupt a trip
cause to stop
prevent completion
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
seize on its way
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
render unsuitable for passage
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments

stop - thesaurus

View spelling list Starter Course: Unit 5: Section 1 and learn about the word stop in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit Starter course: Initial consonant blends.

Scrabble score = 6

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