Definition of stop

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Stop (v. t.) To point, as a composition; to punctuate..

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Fielder :: Fielder (n.) A ball payer who stands out in the field to catch or stop balls.
Flute :: Flute (n.) A stop in an organ, having a flutelike sound..
Vial :: Vial (n.) A small bottle, usually of glass; a little glass vessel with a narrow aperture intended to be closed with a stopper; as, a vial of medicine..
Short :: Short (adv.) In a short manner; briefly; limitedly; abruptly; quickly; as, to stop short in one's course; to turn short..
Hollo :: Hollo (interj. & n.) Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo..
Preclude :: Preclude (v.) To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to stop; to impede..
Spile :: Spile (n.) A small plug or wooden pin, used to stop a vent, as in a cask..
Stead :: Stayship (n.) A remora, -- fabled to stop ships by attaching itself to them..
Timer :: Timer (n.) A timekeeper; especially, a watch by which small intervals of time can be measured; a kind of stop watch. It is used for timing the speed of horses, machinery, etc..
Copula :: Copula (n.) The stop which connects the manuals, or the manuals with the pedals; -- called also coupler..
Stop :: Stop (v. i.) To spend a short time; to reside temporarily; to stay; to tarry; as, to stop with a friend..
Diapason :: Diapason (n.) One of certain stops in the organ, so called because they extend through the scale of the instrument. They are of several kinds, as open diapason, stopped diapason, double diapason, and the like..
Lodge :: Lodge (n.) To cause to stop or rest in; to implant.
Peace :: Peace (v. t. & i.) To make or become quiet; to be silent; to stop.
Register :: Register (v. i.) A stop or set of pipes in an organ.
Full :: Full (Compar.) Not wanting in any essential quality; complete, entire; perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon..
Alight :: Alight (v. i.) To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof..
Kent Bugle :: Kent bugle () A curved bugle, having six finger keys or stops, by means of which the performer can play upon every key in the musical scale; -- called also keyed bugle, and key bugle..
Still :: Still (a.) To stop, as noise; to silence..
Estophed :: Estophed (imp. & p. p.) of Esto.
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